Optimal decisions for capacitated supply shains with demand forecast updating

• Main Author: Zheng, Meimei
• Other Authors: Wu Kan
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Business::Operations management::Inventory control; DRNTU::Business::Operations management::Production management; DRNTU::Engineering::Industrial engineering::Supply chain; DRNTU::Engineering::Industrial engineering::Operations research
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/65838
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This thesis investigates how capacitated supply chains make decisions in face of high demand uncertainty. Delaying production or ordering decisions would provide demand responsiveness but incur additional costs and operational complexity. The tradeoffs between early and delayed decisions are investi...