Theses and Dissertations

Author

Ismail Capar

Issuing Body

Mississippi State University

Advisor

Eksioglu, Burak

Committee Member

Geunes, Joseph

Committee Member

Jin, Mingzhou

Committee Member

Eksioglu, Sandra

Date of Degree

12-15-2007

Document Type

Dissertation - Open Access

Major

Industrial Engineering

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy

College

James Worth Bagley College of Engineering

Department

Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering

Abstract

In today's competitive business world, companies face the crucial task of delivering goods on time. In order to benefit from high volumes, distributors (suppliers) try to consolidate deliveries while maintaining a high percentage of on time delivery. Increasing delivery frequencies typically increases suppliers' performance, but it also increases the transportation costs. Finding a suitable middle ground is a challenge confronting many companies throughout various supply chains. This dissertation is a study about the coordination of inventory and transportation decisions in a two-stage supply chain.

URI

https://hdl.handle.net/11668/16387

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