Hierarchical production/distribution planning : an application in the laundry and personal care product manufacturing industry | |
| Author | Nguyen Dinh Huynh |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. ISE-96-26 |
| Subject(s) | Production planning Production management |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Advanced Technologies |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. ISE-96-26 |
| Abstract | This thesis presents models for coordinating between production and distribution systems for a company with various products from its multiple processing locations through its multiple distribution centers to its customers over a multi-period horizon. The models is used to solve an example based on an actual problem faced by UnileverVietnam. Two, monolithic and hierarchical, approaches are presented with models and solutions. Advantage of hierarchical approach for production/distribution planning is justified. A decision suppoli system, the core of which is a linear programming model, has been developed to minimize the total cost of the production/distribution system of Unilever Vietnam |
| Year | 1996 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. ISE-96-26 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Advanced Technologies (SAT) |
| Department | Department of Industrial Systems Engineering (DISE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Industrial Systems Engineering (ISE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Pastijn, Hugo; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Nagarur, Nagendra N.;Do, Ba Khang ; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Government of Belgium |
| Degree | Thesis (M. Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1996 |