Integrated Multistage Supply Chain Optimization Models

Abstract

In this research report, we present some integrated multistage supply chain optimization models. These models consist plants decision and subsequently distribution and inventory decisions. In general, this type of problems are considered as separated problems in which the solution of one problem passes through the next problem as a given parameter, and so on. By exploiting special structures of the problem, we can provide an efficient solution techniques that can leads the combined integrated problem. Also, we present some decomposition methods for the large scale mixed integer problems that perform well to the multistage supply chain decision problems.