Design of Clothing Supply Chain Network Based on Stochastic Simulation

The design of clothing supply chain network is one of the most key issues in clothing supply chain management. This article proposes a multi-echelon clothing supply chain network design model with uncertain price. The model includes suppliers of fabric, suppliers of accessory, clothing factories, distributors, and customer zones and makes managers of clothing supply chain network to maximize the total profits. A method which integrates simulation with chance-constrained programming is used to deal with the model. This method is employed to determine the configuration of clothing supply chain network. And the best value of any confidence level can be obtained using this method and CPLEX 12.6. The results of computational experiments show the proposed model is effective and pragmatic in designing clothing supply chain network under uncertainty.