TY - JOUR
T1 - The effects of resupply flexibility on the design of service parts supply systems
AU - Van Utterbeeck, Filip
AU - Wong, Hartanto
AU - Van Oudheusden, Dirk
AU - Cattrysse, Dirk
PY - 2009/1
Y1 - 2009/1
N2 - We apply simulation optimization to determine the optimal design and stock distribution for a single item supply system with a one-for-one replenishment policy. We investigate both the effect of the number of echelons and the degree of resupply flexibility, considering single-echelon and two-echelon systems with either no resupply flexibility, lateral transhipments only or both lateral transhipments and emergency deliveries. We show that the implementation of an emergency delivery option allows an augmentation of the fraction of customers served by lateral transhipments and that increased resupply flexibility enables increasingly important cost savings.
AB - We apply simulation optimization to determine the optimal design and stock distribution for a single item supply system with a one-for-one replenishment policy. We investigate both the effect of the number of echelons and the degree of resupply flexibility, considering single-echelon and two-echelon systems with either no resupply flexibility, lateral transhipments only or both lateral transhipments and emergency deliveries. We show that the implementation of an emergency delivery option allows an augmentation of the fraction of customers served by lateral transhipments and that increased resupply flexibility enables increasingly important cost savings.
KW - Resupply flexibility
KW - Service parts
KW - Simulation optimization
KW - Supply chain
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=57149121943&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.tre.2008.04.002
DO - 10.1016/j.tre.2008.04.002
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:57149121943
SN - 1366-5545
VL - 45
SP - 72
EP - 85
JO - Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review
JF - Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review
IS - 1
ER -