June 2013
Intermediate to advanced
1088 pages
40h 48m
English
M.A.H. van Elzakkera, E. Zondervana, N.B. Raikarb, H. Hooglandb and I.E. Grossmannc, aDept. Chem. And Chem. Eng., Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600MB Eindhoven, the Netherlands, bUnilever R&D Vlaardingen, the Netherlands, cDept. Chem. Eng., Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA
Shelf-life restrictions play an important role in the tactical planning for the Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) industry. Ignoring shelf-life limitations could lead to unnecessary waste of products and missed sales. We present 3 methods of implementing shelf-life limitations in an LP planning model. A direct method, where the number of weeks since a product was ...
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