The dynamics of emergency transhipment supply chains

Hong-Minh, S. M., Disney, Stephen Michael ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2505-9271 and Naim, Mohamed Mohamed ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3361-9400 2000. The dynamics of emergency transhipment supply chains. International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management 30 (9) , pp. 788-816. 10.1108/09600030010351471

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Abstract

Considers the dynamical effect of lateral emergency transhipments within a supply chain. It tests various different strategies for improving customer service via the MIT Beer Game. Four distinct strategies are considered. “Electronic point of sales (EPOS)”, where marketplace information is forwarded to all players throughout the supply chain; “Excel”, where the stock levels in all echelons are controlled by the factory; “Emergency transhipments”, where an express transportation route bypassing an echelon in the supply chain is permitted; “Eliminate”, where an echelon is removed from the supply chain. The Beer Game strategies are also studied via a simulation exercise. Results show that the Excel strategy is flawed, whereas the EPOS strategy has a strong impact on inventory cost, Emergency transhipments has a strong impact on customer service level and Eliminate results in less stock for an improved customer service level. Combinations of the three viable strategies are also tested. This paper concludes that the three strategies can be integrated to significantly improve supply chain performance.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics) Centre for Advanced Manufacturing Systems At Cardiff (CAMSAC)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management H Social Sciences > HE Transportation and Communications
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Supply chain; Customer service; Service levels; Inventory control; Logistics
Publisher:	Emerald
ISSN:	0960-0035
Last Modified:	01 Dec 2024 05:15
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/38242

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