allows any number of Plants, any number of Warehouses, any number of Distributors, any number of products, and any number of transportation alternatives for each link and chooses which day to produce, which day to depart (and arrive) for each link and the products and quantities for each load. also simultaneously optimizes production sourcing (which plant will produce this copy of this product) and scheduling for each plant (when will this copy be produced and on which production line) and the daily inventory at each location (including "expiration date", "born-on date", "product age" and other inventory policies, if desired). Most producers and manufacturers have more complex operations than the one illustrated above. As complexity increases decisions increase exponentially. Can you guess how many possible routes are there for 1 Plant, 2 Warehouses, and 3 Distributors? |
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