Managing lateral transshipments in a supply chain environment

Dilupa Nakandala; Henry Lau

Proceedings of ICLT 2013

Managing lateral transshipments in a supply chain environment

Dilupa Nakandala; Henry Lau

School of Business, University of Western Sydney, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith South DC, New South; School of Business, University of Western Sydney, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith South DC, New South

International Conference on Logistics & Transport 2013, Kyoto, Japan, pp. 192-199

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Abstract

With the intense competition in the wholesale business sector, there have been significant developments and applications of various supply chain management strategies to streamline the flow of goods. The stochastic nature of retailer demand makes precise demand forecasts impossible, warehouses in turn, cannot plan inventory easily.

Keywords

supply chain; warehouse; inventory; demand

Citation

Dilupa Nakandala; Henry Lau (2013). Managing lateral transshipments in a supply chain environment. Proceedings of the International Conference on Logistics & Transport (ICLT 2013), Kyoto, Japan, pp. 192-199.