Mathematical Programming Models for Strategic Supply Chain Planning and Design

Although facility location and configuration of global manufacturing and distribution networks have been studied formany years, a number of important real world issues has not received adequate attention in the literature. In this paper we propose realistic models for the strategic planning and design of global supply chains. Our main concern is to provide comprehensive models which explicitly capture the essential elements of many industrial environments. A generic mathematical programming model is described in detail which became part of Supply Chain Design, a module within mySApTM Supply Chain Management, developed by SAPAG. Moreover, extensions to the dynamic situation are discussed.