Vendor managed inventory in multi level supply chain

Vendor managed inventory (VMI) is one of the most effective methods for reducing bullwhip effect. This paper presents a mathematical VMI model where there are three levels of central storage, multi distribution centers and various retailors. The problem is formulated as a mixed integer programming...

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Main Authors: Hamid Bani-Asadi, Hamed Jafar Zanjani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Growing Science 2017-01-01
Series:Decision Science Letters
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Online Access:http://www.growingscience.com/dsl/Vol6/dsl_2016_20.pdf