A Flexible Logistics Distribution Hub Model considering Cost Weighted Time

The delivery time of order has become an important fact for customers to evaluate logistics services. Due to the diverse and large quantities of orders in the background of electronic commerce, how to improve the flexibility of distribution hub and reduce the waiting time of customers becomes one of...

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Published in:Discrete dynamics in nature and society 2017-01, Vol.2017 (2017), p.1-9
Main Authors: Ran, Wenxue, Liu, Sen, Zhang, Zhe
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Clothing industry
Customers
Delivery of goods
Electronic commerce
Flexibility
Inventory management
Logistics
Logistics services
Management
Mathematical models
Methods
Performance evaluation
Supply chains
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Summary:The delivery time of order has become an important fact for customers to evaluate logistics services. Due to the diverse and large quantities of orders in the background of electronic commerce, how to improve the flexibility of distribution hub and reduce the waiting time of customers becomes one of the most challenging questions for logistics companies. With this in mind, this paper proposes a new method of flexibility assessment in distribution hub by introducing cost weighted time (CWT). The advantages of supply hub operation mode in delivery flexibility are verified by the approach: the mode has pooling effects and uniform distribution characteristics; these traits can reduce overlapping delivery time to improve the flexibility in the case of two suppliers. Numerical examples show that the supply hub operation mode is more flexible than decentralized distribution operation mode in multidelivery cycles.
ISSN:1026-0226
1607-887X
DOI:10.1155/2017/9470943