TY - JOUR
T1 - Dynamic location of distribution centres, a real case study
AU - Segura, Esther
AU - Carmona-Benitez, Rafael Bernardo
AU - Lozano, Angélica
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 The Authors.
PY - 2014/1/1
Y1 - 2014/1/1
N2 - A review of literature indicates that a problem related with Distribution Networks Design (DND) involves several decisions to be optimized, such as location, allocation, inventory, and routing. In this paper, we focus only on the location decision, proposing and exemplifying the following hypothesis: the location of Distribution Centres (DCs) changes whether the product demand at each demand node has extremely high and unexpected variability through time and investment costs for the location of DCs are low (mobile infrastructure). The aim is to exemplify with a real case that location is not always a strategic decision.
AB - A review of literature indicates that a problem related with Distribution Networks Design (DND) involves several decisions to be optimized, such as location, allocation, inventory, and routing. In this paper, we focus only on the location decision, proposing and exemplifying the following hypothesis: the location of Distribution Centres (DCs) changes whether the product demand at each demand node has extremely high and unexpected variability through time and investment costs for the location of DCs are low (mobile infrastructure). The aim is to exemplify with a real case that location is not always a strategic decision.
KW - demand variability
KW - Distribution Networks Design
KW - location decisions
KW - p-median problem
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U2 - 10.1016/j.trpro.2014.10.010
DO - 10.1016/j.trpro.2014.10.010
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:84959328363
SN - 2352-1457
VL - 3
SP - 547
EP - 554
JO - Transportation Research Procedia
JF - Transportation Research Procedia
ER -