Abstract:Companies are nowadays challenged to offer high service levels while minimising inventory costs in an ever-increasing competitive market. One of the keys is to manage and improve the product flow in the distribution network continuously. In this paper, Demand Driven Distribution Resource Planning (DDDRP) is a proposed model for product flow management in distribution networks. It allows to optimise the flow by managing customer demand fluctuations. A literature review about flow management policies is presente… Show more
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