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Daily Planning for
Three-echelon logisTics
associaTeD wiTh invenTory
ManageMenT unDer
DeManD DeviaTion
YOSHIAKI SHIMIZU
Contents
1.1 Introduction 2
1.2 Problem Statements 2
1.2.1 Background of the Study 2
1.2.2 Brief Review of Related Studies 4
1.3 Problem Formulation 6
1.4 Daily Decision Associated with Inventory Conditions 10
1.4.1 Multilevel Approach Incorporating
Vehicle-Routing Problem 10
1.4.2 Analysis of Inventory Level on Demand Variation 14
1.5 Numerical Experiments 14
1.5.1 Setup of Test Problem 14
1.5.2 Results for the Reference Conditions 14
1.5.3 Results over a Wide Range of Deviations 17
1.6 Prospects for Further Applications 18
1.6.1 Variants of the Modified Savings Method 18
1.6.2 Application of Parallel Computing ...