Engineering & Technology Management
ETM 540 – Operations Research in
Engineering and Technology Management
Fall 2013
Portland State University
Dr. Tim Anderson
Team: Logistics
Noppadon Vannaprapa
Philip Bottjen
Rodney Danskin
Srujana Penmetsa
Joseph Lethlean
Optimization Modeling for Inventory Logistics
Contents
Abstract ......................................................................................................................................................... 2
Literature review........................................................................................................................................... 2
Review of Optimization Modeling ............................................................................................................ 3
Logistics Characterization ......................................................................................................................... 4
Methodology............................................................................................................................................. 6
Problem Background..................................................................................................................................... 6
Industry Players......................................................................................................................................... 6
Current Business Process .......................................................................................................................... 8
Problem Statement ................................................................................................................................... 9
The Goal of the Project ................................................................................................................................. 9
Scope
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