Research Article

Integrated Location-Production-Distribution Planning in a Multiproducts Supply Chain Network Design Model

Table 2

Parameter values for the numerical experiment.

NumberParameterGenerated using

1Cost to open the plant Integer uniform distribution
2Maximum capacity of plant Integer
3Production rate of manufacturing product Integer
4Cost of transporting and purchasing raw material from supplier to plant
5Unit manufacturing cost of product at plant
6Cost of transporting product from plant to DC
7Capacity of supplier s for raw material Integer
8Utilization rate of raw material v per unit of finished product Integer
9Cost to open DC Integer
10Capacity of DC Integer
11Space requirement rate of product on a DC
12Demand at customer zone for product in time period Integer
13Unit inventory holding cost of product in DC
14Cost of transporting product r from DC j to customer ā€‰ā€‰