英文摘要 |
In today’s highly competitive market environment, the decision-making of the enterprise is no longer simply seeking profits of individual interests, but rather the best interests of all members of the supply chain. In recent years, the rise of just-in-time (JIT) strategy has successfully combined the consumer-supplier cooperation, through a close relationship of the two, with less purchase and more shipping, and a shorter production time, JIT is able to reduce the inventory level. The overall business and profits are therefore improved. The key to a successful JIT strategy is a strong cooperation of the buyers and suppliers. Based on a sole consumer-supplier situation, and their two-layer supply chain system, this research investigates scenarios to best combine various modes of inventory and to maximize quality of product. It is assumed that a condition of controllable lead time will allow the supplier to effectively deal with backorders. We also consider the impact of cutting the production cost of suitable production goods in stock strategy. Five decision variables are considered: 1) the amount of order, reorder point, lead time and deliveries; 2) the supplier’s adoption of a different-amount-each-time purchase approach to the consumer; 3) the generation of the best result of production/order for minimizing the total joint annual costs incurred by the vendor and the purchaser; 4) the generation of a possible formula for each of the situations; and 5) the quantification and examination of each formula. |