Case study global supply chain networks

Additional details on the MILP model are available in Chapter 8 as an illustrative case study for global supply chain network design. 

Porhllo, R. C., A. Ravindran, and R. A. Wysk. 2009 (September). Resilient global supply chain network design A case study. Working Paper. Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, The Permsylvania State University. 

APEC (2013) Global supply chain operation in the APEC region case study of the electrical and electronics industry. http //publications.apec.org/publication-detail.php pub id= 1431 Atzema OALC (2001) Location and local networks of ICT firms in the Netherlands. J Econ Soc... 

This chapter presented a disruption risk assessment method for managing the supply disruptions in a global supply chain. The assessment can help practitioners to quantify risks in their supply chains based on hazards, vulnerability, and risk management practices. The disruption risk scores of suppliers facilities and transportation links can lead a company to proactively manage its suppliers. They then can use the disruption risk matrix to visualize the relative risk of all idenfified hazards. We presented a case study of a global distribution company to illustrate the application of this framework in assessing disruption risks for facilities and transportation links. This framework can be used to develop a company disruption risk profile, which in turn can be used to identify the critical network components that are prone to disruptions and to prioritize the risk mitigation activities. 

The optimization model presented in this chapter was developed to design a supply chain distribution network for a consumer goods company located on a Caribbean island. This company is a major global competitor in its area, selling approximately 20 billion per year worldwide. The company has markets in more than 150 countries, and its brands are in first or second position in most of these markets. The country analyzed in this case study has sales of approximately 86 million per year. Its market includes 71 customers (66 retailers and 5 independent distributors), and it receives products from four manufacturing plants (all outside this country). To distribute the demand in this region, the company owns one distribution center located on this island. 

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