Optimal supply chain design: a comparison of individual factories and industrial clusters allocation

VANZETTI, NICOLÁS; MONTAGNA, JORGE M.; CORSANO, GABRIELA

BUENOS AIRES

Congreso; 45 JAIIO - 5º Simposio Argentino de Informática Industrial (SII 2016); 2016

The aim of this work is to present a mathematical model for the optimal design and planning of a supply chain, where several plants that produce different products can be installed forming clusters. In order to analyze facilities integration, discounts in installation and production costs are assumed. In addi-tion, the tradeoffs between clusters and individual facility configurations are as-sessed. This work also focuses on the effect of the production scale in the overall SC, and the costs reduction when plants share resources and services.