Title :
Inventory and the Location of Distribution Centers
Author :
Zhang Yanxia ; Huo Jiazhen ; Zhang Jianjun
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Econ. & Manage., Tongji Univ., Shanghai
Abstract :
In the research of distribution center (DC) location problem, customer demand usually considered as constantly and be ignored. Actually, customer demand is uncertainty, so the stock cost can´t be looked as constant and be neglected from distribution center location model. This paper use queue theory to research how to integrate the inventory cost in DC location model and some useful conclusion had been presented.
Keywords :
customer satisfaction; customer services; inventory management; queueing theory; customer demand; distribution center location problem; inventory cost; queue theory; stock cost; Costs; Distributed control; Gaussian distribution; Inventory management; Logistics; Product safety; Production; Queueing analysis; Transportation; Uncertainty;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless Communications, Networking and Mobile Computing, 2008. WiCOM '08. 4th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dalian
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2107-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2108-4
DOI :
10.1109/WiCom.2008.1624
