OPTIMIZATION OF AN INTRA-SUPPLY CHAIN SYSTEM WITH UNRELIABLE PRODUCTION FACILITY

Singa Wang Chiu; Hsin-Mei Chen; Hong-Dar Lin; Yuan-Shyi Peter Chiu

doi:10.5937/jaes16-16399

Singa Wang Chiu Dept. of Business Administration, Chaoyang University of Technology
Hsin-Mei Chen Department of Industrial Engineering & Management, Chaoyang University of Technology
Hong-Dar Lin Department of Industrial Engineering & Management, Chaoyang University of Technology
Yuan-Shyi Peter Chiu Department of Industrial Engineering & Management, Chaoyang University of Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5937/jaes16-16399

Keywords: Optimizer, manufacturer-retailer integrated system, optimal fabrication runtime, unreliable facility, intra-supply chain system, rework, multiple shipments,

Abstract

Optimization of a manufacturer-retailer integrated type of intra-supply chain system considering unreliable production facility is explored in this study. It is assumed that a producer of consumer goods has its own sales offices, and during the fabrication process, both equipment breakdown and production of nonconforming goods seem inevitable. To explicitly address such a real intra-supply chain problem, we incorporate end products transportation cost and sales office’s stock holding cost into a prior study (Chiu [1]) with the objective of deriving the optimal fabrication runtime. Solution to the problem is obtained through the use of mathematical modeling, optimization techniques, and a proposed recursive algorithm. Applicability of research result and sensitivity analyses are demonstrated thru numerical example.