Dynamic location of distribution centres, a real case study

Esther Segura; Rafael Bernardo Carmona-Benitez; Angélica Lozano

doi:10.1016/j.trpro.2014.10.010

Dynamic location of distribution centres, a real case study

Esther Segura^*
, Rafael Bernardo Carmona-Benitez
, Angélica Lozano

^*Corresponding author for this work

Anahuac Mexico Universtiy

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

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Abstract

A review of literature indicates that a problem related with Distribution Networks Design (DND) involves several decisions to be optimized, such as location, allocation, inventory, and routing. In this paper, we focus only on the location decision, proposing and exemplifying the following hypothesis: the location of Distribution Centres (DCs) changes whether the product demand at each demand node has extremely high and unexpected variability through time and investment costs for the location of DCs are low (mobile infrastructure). The aim is to exemplify with a real case that location is not always a strategic decision.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	547-554
Number of pages	8
Journal	Transportation Research Procedia
Volume	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trpro.2014.10.010
State	Published - 1 Jan 2014

Keywords

demand variability
Distribution Networks Design
location decisions
p-median problem

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