ALLOCATION AND DISTRIBUTION MODEL FOR PERISHABLE PRODUCTS.

Awi Federgruen, Gregory Prastacos, Paul H. Zipkin

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Abstract

This paper presents an allocation model for a perishable product, distributed from a regional center to a given set of locations with random demands. We consider the combined problem of allocating the available inventory at the center while deciding how these deliveries should be performed. Two types of delivery patterns are analyzed: the first pattern assumes that all demand points recieve individual deliveries; the second pattern subsumes the frequently occurring case in which deliveries are combined in multistop routes traveled by a fleet of vehicles. Computational experience is reported.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)75-82
Number of pages8
JournalOper Res
Volume34
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1986

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