Routing for a Just-in-Time Supply Pickup and Delivery System

A just-in-time (JIT) supply pickup and delivery system manages parts transport between suppliers and manufacturers operating under the JIT discipline. This study presents the problem of designing routes for the external transportation of a supply pickup system in a way that complements the manufacturer's JIT production system. Presented is a single set of routes that collects small quantities of parts from a number of different suppliers and interfaces with an unloading and distribution system that delivers them to their respective points of use inside the manufacturer's plant several times during the day for JIT consumption. A mathematical model has been formulated to address this problem, assuming that the manufacturer wants the system to operate under the protocol of the common frequency routing model.

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• Authors:
  • Chuah, Keng Hoo
  • Yingling, Jon C
• Publication Date: 2005-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 328-339
• Serial:
  • Transportation Science
  • Volume: 39
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
  • ISSN: 0041-1655
  • Serial URL: http://transci.journal.informs.org/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Just in time production; Logistics; Manufactures; Pickup and delivery service; Routing; Supply chain management; Tabu search
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01004149
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Sep 28 2005 10:15AM