Multi-objective integrated production and distribution planning of perishable products

Integrated production and distribution planning have received a lot of attention throughout the years and its economic advantages are well documented. However, for highly perishable products this integrated approach has to include, further than the economic aspects, the intangible value of freshness...

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Published inInternational journal of production economics Vol. 138; no. 1; pp. 89 - 101
Main Authors Amorim, P., Günther, H.-O., Almada-Lobo, B.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.07.2012
Elsevier Sequoia S.A
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Distribution planning
Economics
Freshness
Integrated approach
Multi-objective
Operations research
Perishability
Perishable goods
Production and distribution planning
Production planning
Studies
Perishability
Production and distribution planning
Multi-objective
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Summary:Integrated production and distribution planning have received a lot of attention throughout the years and its economic advantages are well documented. However, for highly perishable products this integrated approach has to include, further than the economic aspects, the intangible value of freshness. We explore, through a multi-objective framework, the advantages of integrating these two intertwined planning problems at an operational level. We formulate models for the case where perishable goods have a fixed and a loose shelf-life (i.e. with and without a best-before-date). The results show that the economic benefits derived from using an integrated approach are much dependent on the freshness level of products delivered.
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ISSN:0925-5273
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DOI:10.1016/j.ijpe.2012.03.005