文档介绍：Supply Chain Management with Market Analogy
Toshiya Kaihara
University of Marketing and Distribution Sciences
3-1, Gakuen-nishi, Nishi, Kobe 651-2188, JAPAN
E-mail: ******@, Phone: +81-78-796-4402, FAX: +81-78-794-3054
Abstract Supply chain management (SCM) is one of the global
Supply chain management (SCM) is not always concepts to solve that problem and there find several
sadconcerned with the optimal solutions in terms of researches in that area [1]. SCM, however, is based on
product distribution. Market mechanism solves the simple TOC (Theory Of Constraints), and is not
product distribution problem by allocating the always concerned with the optimal solutions in terms
scheduled resources according to market prices, and of product distribution [2]. Market analogy solves the
an effective SCM is attainable with market product distribution problem by allocating the
economics analogy. We formulate supply chain scheduled resources according to market prices.
model as a discrete resource allocation problem, and Solving product distribution problem in SCM presents
demonstrate the applicability of economic analysis particular challenges attributable to the distributed
to this framework. Our virtual market in the supply nature of putation. Each business unit in SCM
chain model consists of several business units, represents