Transshipment through Crossdocks with Inventory and Time Windows

• Main Authors: LIM, Andrew, MIAO, Zhaowei, RODRIGUES, Brian, XU, Zou
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2004
• Subjects: Operations and Supply Chain Management
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/2382; https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-27798-9_15
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The supply chain between manufacturers and retailers always includes transshipments through a network of locations. A major challenge in making demand meet supply has been to coordinate transshipment activities across the chain aimed at reducing costs and increasing service levels in the face of a r...