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

Table 13

Result of sensitivity analysis.

Number	Parameter	Impact
		1	Cost to open the plant	√	—	—	—	—	—
2	Maximum capacity of plant	√	√	—	√	√	—
3	Production rate of manufacturing product	√	√	—	√	√	—
4	Cost of transporting and purchasing raw material v from supplier s to plant	√	√	—	√	√	—
5	Unit manufacturing cost of product at plant	√	—	—	—	—	—
6	Cost of transporting product r from plant p to DC	√	—	—	—	—	—
7	Capacity of supplier s for raw material	√	√	—	√	√	—
8	Utilization rate of raw material v per unit of finished product	√	√	—	√	√	—
9	Cost to open DC	√	—	—	—	—	—
10	Capacity of DC	√	—	√		√	√
11	Space requirement rate of product in a DC()	√	—	—	—	—	—
12	Demand at customer zone for product in time period	√	√	√	√	√	√
13	Unit inventory holding cost of product in DC	—	—	—	—	—	—
14	Cost of transporting product from DC to customer	√	—	—	—	—	—