基于系统动力学的供应链库存策略仿真研究

针对一个动态、多级的供应链库存系统,应用系统动力学的方法,建立了供应链(s,S)库存策略下的物流成本模型,并通过动态仿真,分析了库存策略的变动对于供应链库存系统各级成员间库存供需的动态行为,提出了(s,S)策略下的供应链库存系统的有效管理方法.     

基于IGA的供应链库存成本优化研究

随着市场竞争的加剧,企业之间的竞争已经演变为了供应链之间的竞争.传统的库存管理主要侧重于单个企业的库存最优,而供应链环境下的库存管理需要最大程度地实现供应链的库存整体最优.本文分析了供应链环境下的库存成本结构和供应链内成本,在此基础上,建立了多个供应商、一个核心制造企业、多个分销商的供应链库存成本模型,在分析免疫遗传算法(IGA)原理的基础上,详细说明基于免疫遗传算法的供应链库存成本模型的求解方法,最后通过算例仿真验证了模型和算法的可行性和有效性.     

基于Kriging模型的供应链优化设计

供应链优化的目的之一是确定使得总成本最小的最佳运作水平.供应链系统是复杂的动态系统,由于库存系统的复杂性和供应链本身的不确定性,利用传统优化方法往往需要耗费一定的计算成本和经济成本.而元模型则能以简单的数学表达式较精确地刻画仿真系统的输入输出关系,为研究者分析复杂系统提供了一种分析方法.针对供应链优化问题,给出了一种基于计算机试验设计中的元模型一Kriging模型的供应链优化方法,并通过一个三级供应链问题对所提方法进行了实证研究.研究结果表明了所提方法的有效性和可用性,为供应链优化提供了一种新的研究思路.     

基于系统动力学的多客户供应链库存控制研究

为了研究客户目标库存量变化以及订单方式调整对贸易商供应链库存控制的影响,构建多客户供应链系统动力学模型.在局部信息共享条件下,定量的比较了目标库存量变化对贸易商供应链库存的影响;改变参数设置,模拟了在订单方式调整下供应链库存的波动性.结果表明,客户目标库存量的增加降低贸易商供应链成本;全年订单量给定条件下的多频次小批量订单方式加强供应链库存系统稳定性.     

生鲜农产品双渠道供应链库存合作策略研究

随着我国"互联网+农业"战略的不断推进,生鲜农产品的网络销售渠道呈现出快速增长的趋势,但是生鲜农产品易腐易损、贮藏周期短、流通损耗大的特点在一定程度上加大了其网络销售渠道的运作难度.为此,从生鲜农产品传统销售渠道与网络销售渠道的库存协调与合作的视角,针对生鲜农产品双渠道供应链系统的特性,运用系统动力学的理论与方法构建了双渠道供应链库存独立系统、单级库存合作系统和多级库存合作系统的动力学模型.通过系统模型的仿真模拟,结果表明零售商与网络配送点进行库存紧急调拨的单级库存合作系统在牛鞭效应、服务水平和供应链总成本三个指标上表现最优,在供应链总库存指标上表现次优,整体上是最优的,并针对模型仿真结果,有针对性的提出对策与建议.     

基于定期处理的多品种逆向物流库存控制研究

针对含有逆向物流的多品种商品库存管理问题,把逆向物流纳入到整个库存当中来考虑,分析了库存控制的成本构成,在假设回收的物品经过修复后可以无差别回到销售领域的条件下,用订货范围代替传统订货点的方式,采用定期处理的方式来进行库存的控制,通过仿真手段得到成本最小的库存控制参数.     

基于ROI,VMI和CS三种库存方式长短期绩效的对比研究

ROI、VMI和Cs是基于供应链的三种库存管理方式.本文以两层供应链的ROI、VMI和CS方式为例,通过数学模型和具体算例,比较分析了三种库存方式下买方和卖方成本和利润构成的不同之处.本文研究发现:在长期内相对于ROI方式而言,VMI方式下供应链的效率更高;如果卖方的单位存储成本大于买方,CS方式下供应链的长短期效率可能高于VMI更高于ROI方式.     

提前期需求为模糊随机条件下的连续库存补货策略

考虑提前期内需求为模糊随机变量且提前期为可缩短情形下,建立由购买商和供应商所组成的简单供应链连续库存补货策略优化模型,其中订单量、再订货点和提前期为决策变量.首先推导出模糊随机需求条件下购买商和供应链的成本函数,然后,进一步考虑总需求为三角模糊数,推导出供应商、购买商和供应链的模糊成本函数.在此基础上分别从购买商成本最小和供应链成本最小角度对模型进行求解,结合具体算例对模型进行应用分析和比较分析,结果表明模型具有有效性和实用性,并得出如下结论:从购买商本身角度考虑订购策略所产生的供应链成本总是大于从供应链整体角度考虑订货策略所产生的供应链成本,同时从购买商本身角度考虑订货策略所产生的最优订购量、购买商成本低于从供应链整体角度考虑订货策略所产生的最优订购量、购买商成本.     

树形供应链中断风险应急模型研究

基于战略应急库存与实物期权组合策略,设计了树形供应链中断风险应急模型,并通过求解模型得到系统最优策略.应急模型既考虑了风险防范与应急供应所引发的成本,同时考虑了供应链系统中断导致的损失收益.最后进行了仿真分析,结果表明应急模型能够显著降低树形供应链系统的中断风险成本与系统中断时间.     

基于期权的树形供应链应急模型与仿真

在多级树形供应链网络环境下,基于实物期权策略并引入中断风险成本,建立了树形供应链应对中断风险的保护与应急模型,通过求解模型得到最优策略并进行了数值仿真分析.仿真结果表明该模型能够显著降低树形供应链系统的中断风险成本与系统中断时间,从而提高供应网络的鲁棒性.     

供应链物流合作伙伴选择的多层次灰色评价方法

为了获得高效的供应链体系，物流业务外包已成为制造企业增加竞争力最重要和最有效的战略手段之一。本文研究了物流外包中的物流合作伙伴选择问题。基于制造商与物流供应商长期合作的伙伴关系，从成本、服务质量、合作稳定性以及综合实力四个方面设计了物流合作伙伴评价指标体系。针对主观的评价指标体系，建立了灰色评价与层次分析法相结合的多层次灰色评价模型，并进行了算例研究。     

Locating series FACTS devices for multi-objective congestion management improving voltage and transient stability

Transmission congestion management is a vital task in electricity markets. Series FACTS devices can be used as effective tools to relieve congestion mostly employing Optimal Power Flow based methods, in which total cost as the objective function is minimized. However, power system stability may be deteriorated after relieving congestion using traditional methods leading to a vulnerable power system against disturbances. In this paper, a multi-objective framework is proposed for congestion management where three competing objective functions including total operating cost, voltage and transient stability margins are simultaneously optimized. This leads to an economical and robust operating point where enough levels of voltage and transient security are included. The proposed method optimally locates and sizes series FACTS devices on the most congested branches determined by a priority list based on Locational Marginal Prices. Individual sets of Pareto solutions, resulted from solving multi-objective congestion management for each location of FACTS devices, are merged together to create the comprehensive Pareto set. Results of testing the proposed method on the well-known New-England test system are discussed in details and confirm efficiency of the proposed method.     

Inventory decisions for a finite horizon problem with product substitution options and time varying demand

The inventory control of substitutable products has been recognized as a problem worthy of study in the operations management literature. Product substitution provides flexibility in supply chain management and enhances response time in production control. This paper proposes a finite horizon inventory control problem for two substitutable products, which are ordered jointly in each replenishment epoch. Demand for the products are assumed to be time–varying. In case of a stock–out for one of the products, its demand is satisfied by using the stock of the other product. The optimal ordering schedule, for both products, that minimizes the total cost over a finite planning horizon is derived. Numerical examples along with sensitivity analyses are also presented.     

基于时变需求的集成多级供应链生产订货策略研究

考虑一个时变需求环境下集成多级供应链问题,在有限的规划时间内销售商以固定周期订货,而生产商以不同的周期生产,目的是寻找销售商最优的订货周期和生产商最佳的生产策略,从而使供应链系统的总运营成本最少.建立了该问题的混合整数非线性规划模型,求解该模型分为两步：先求对应一个订货周期的最佳生产策略,再求最优的订货周期,第一步用到了图论里求最短路方法.给出了两个步骤的算法和程序,实验证明它们是有效的.通过算例对模型进行了分析,研究了各参数对最优解及最小费用的影响.     

Modelling and simulation of a supply chain in an uncertain environment

This paper describes fuzzy modelling and simulation of a supply chain (SC) in an uncertain environment, as the first step in developing a decision support system. An SC is viewed as a series of facilities that performs the procurement of raw material, its transformation to intermediate and end-products, and distribution and selling of the end-products to customers. All the facilities in the SC are coupled and interrelated in a way that decisions made at one facility affect the performance of others. SC fuzzy models and a simulator cover operational SC control. The objective is to determine the stock levels and order quantities for each inventory in an SC during a finite time horizon to obtain an acceptable delivery performance at a reasonable total cost for the whole SC. Two sources of uncertainty inherent in the external environment in which the SC operates were identified and modelled: customer demand and external supply of raw material. They were interpreted and represented by fuzzy sets. In addition to the fuzzy SC models, a special SC simulator was developed. The SC simulator provides a dynamic view of the SC and assesses the impact of decisions recommended by the SC fuzzy models on SC performance.     

Optimal ordering decisions with returns and excess inventory

Recycling is one of the most efficient ways to protect our environment. In recent years, inventory management with product returns has drawn attention from many researchers. This study considers a two-echelon inventory system with returns and shortage backordering, and its objective is to minimize the total cost of the system. In addition, we examine a situation when stock increases will result in more consumption. Numerical examples are provided to illustrate the theory.     

STOPPING RULES AND THE CONTROL OF STOCK POLLUTANTS

A stock pollutant is defined as a residual waste that might accumulate over time. This paper examines some of the important distinctions between degradable and nondegradable stock pollutants and between nondegradable stock pollutants with known versus uncertain environmental cost. The latter case is examined using the more recent literature on stochastic control with Brownian motion. The presence of irreversibility and uncertainty is known to lead to more conservative investment rules and places a value on the preservation of options. In the case of a nondegradable stock pollutant with Brownian environmental cost, options are preserved by stopping accumulation at a lower level than in the corresponding certainty-equivalent problem. The model presented in this paper permits the derivation of closed-form stopping rules. For a simple numerical problem, the optimal nondegradable stock with Brownian environmental cost was 20 to 45 percent lower than the optimal level with known environmental cost. The empirical study of an actual nondegradable stock pollutant will require time series data on private and social cost in order to estimate drift and variance parameters which will influence the actual extent to which the optimal stock is less than the certainty-equivalent stock.     

A possibilistic decision model for new product supply chain design

This paper models supply chain (SC) uncertainties by fuzzy sets and develops a possibilistic SC configuration model for new products with unreliable or unavailable SC statistical data. The supply chain is modeled as a network of stages. Each stage may have one or more options characterized by the cost and lead-time required to fulfill required functions and may hold safety stock to prevent an inventory shortage. The objective is to determine the option and inventory policy for each stage to minimize the total SC cost and maximize the possibility of fulfilling the target service level. A fuzzy SC model is developed to evaluate the performance of the entire SC and a genetic algorithm approach is applied to determine near-optimal solutions. The results obtained show that the proposed approach allows decision makers to perform trade-off analysis among customer service levels, product cost, and inventory investment depending on their risk attitude. It also provides an alternative tool to evaluate and improve SC configuration decisions in an uncertain SC environment.     

Selecting the best periodic inventory control and demand forecasting methods for low demand items

The (s,S) form of the periodic review inventory control system has been claimed theoretically to be the best for the management of items of low and intermittent demand. Various heuristic procedures have been put forward, usually justified on the basis of generated data with known properties. Some stock controllers also have other simple rules which they employ and which are rarely seen in the literature. Determining how to forecast future demands is also a major problem in the area. The research described in this paper compares various periodic inventory policies as well as some forecasting methods and attempts to determine which are best for low and intermittent demand items. It evaluates the alternative methods on some long series of daily demands for low demand items for a typical spare parts depot.