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Chapter 4 (SCM)
Chapter 4 (SCM)
Chapter 4
4-4 ⚫ Information
Service and Number of Facilities
Number of
Facilities
Response Time
4-5
The Cost-Response Time Frontier
Hi
Cost
Low
Low Response Time Hi
4-6
Inventory Costs and Number
of Facilities
Inventory
Costs
Number of facilities
4-7
Transportation Costs and
Number of Facilities
Transportation
Costs
Number of facilities
4-8
Facility Costs and Number
of Facilities
Facility
Costs
Number of facilities
4-9
Total Costs Related to
Number of Facilities
Total Costs
Total Costs
Facilities
Inventory
Transporta
tion
Number of Facilities
4-10
Variation in Logistics Costs and Response
Time with Number of Facilities
Response
Time
Number of Facilities
4-11
Design Options for a Distribution
Network
Manufacturer Storage with Direct Shipping
Manufacturer Storage with Direct Shipping
and In-Transit Merge
Distributor Storage with Carrier Delivery
Manufacturer
Retailer
Customers
Product Flow
Information Flow
4-13
In-Transit Merge Network
Factories
Customers
Product Flow
Information Flow
4-14
Distributor Storage with Carrier
Delivery
Factories
Warehouse Storage by
Distributor/Retailer
Customers
Product Flow
Information Flow
4-15
Distributor Storage with Last Mile
Delivery
Factories
Distributor/Retailer
Warehouse
Customers
Product Flow
Information Flow
4-16
Manufacturer or Distributor Storage
with Customer Pickup
Factories
Pickup Sites
Customers
Customer Flow
Product Flow
4-17
Information Flow
Comparative Performance of Delivery
Network Designs
Retail S torage Manufacturer Manufacturer Distributor S torage Distributor Manufacturer
with Customer S torage with Direct S torage with In- with Package storage with last storage with pickup
Pickup S hipping Transit Merge Carrier Delivery mile delivery
Response Time 1 4 4 3 2 4
Product Variety
4 1 1 2 3 1
Product Availability 2 3
4 1 1 1
Customer Experience 5
5 4 3 2 1
Order Visibility 1 5 4 3 2 6
Returnability 1 5 5 4 3 2
Inventory 4 1 1 2 3 1
Transportation 1 4 3 2 5 1
Facility & Handling 6 1 2 3 4 5
Information 1 4 4 3 2 5
4-18
Linking Product Characteristics and
Customer Preferences to Network Design
Retail S torage Manufacturer Manufacturer Distributor S torage Distributor storage Manufacturer
with S torage with S torage with In- with Package Carrier with last mile delivery storage with
Customer Direct S hipping Transit Merge Delivery pickup
Pickup
4-19
E-Business and the Distribution
Network
4-20
Distribution Networks in Practice