A postponement model for multi-item replenishment decision considering overtime, commonality, and quality reassurance

A bi-objective production planning for a flexible supply chain solved using NSGA-II and MOPSO

“…For example, SCF can respond quickly to any unanticipated changes in customers' needs [10] and [12]. Chiu, et al [5] developed a postponement model for the multi-item replenishment decision featuring commonality, an overtime strategy, and product quality reassurance. As a result, they help manufacturing firms to deal with the competitive and changing markets and keep the high quality of their products while minimizing the total fabrication costs.…”

“…Accordingly, having considered the importance of flexible supply chain models, it can be widely perceived as an approach to increasing net profit. Thus, production plants can incorporate flexibility dimensions into their decision-making process, measured at once [5], [6] and [7].…”