Global supply network configuration considering the application of Free Trade Zones and industrial parks: A decision model and application case

Author

Huang, Yu-Tsung ; Leu, Jun-Der ; Wen, Chih-Hao

Author_Institution

Dept. of Bus. Adm., Nat. Central Univ., Jhongli, Taiwan

fYear

2010

fDate

7-10 Dec. 2010

Firstpage

218

Lastpage

224

Abstract

Free Trade Zone (FTZ) is a special economic zone that an international businesses can apply to optimize its supply network. Before international businesses apply FTZs, they need to consider the cargo-flows between their business partners in industrial parks. In this research, we develop an economics evaluation model for the international business using the FTZs. At first, the cargo-flows are analyzed. Then, these cargo-flows are modeled by the mixed integer linear programming (MILP) approach. An application of air-cargo FTZ in Taiwan is given to illustrate the applicability of this model. International businesses can utilize this model to evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of their supply networks using the FTZs and industrial parks.

Keywords

goods distribution; international trade; supply chain management; trade agreements; Taiwan; air-cargo FTZ; cargo flow; decision model; economics evaluation model; free trade zones; global supply network configuration; industrial parks; international business; mixed integer linear programming approach; special economic zone; Atmospheric modeling; Biological system modeling; Business; Indexes; Materials; Production facilities; Free Trade Zones (FTZ); International business;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM), 2010 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Macao

ISSN

2157-3611

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-8501-7

Electronic_ISBN

2157-3611

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEEM.2010.5674453

Filename

5674453