Merging make-to-stock/make-to-order decisions into sales and operations planning: A multi-objective approach

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2022

Authors

Pereira, DF (Author) Other; José Fernando Oliveira (Author) FEUP; Maria Antónia Carravilla (Author) FEUP

Journal

Title: Omega

Vol. 107

ISSN: 0305-0483

Publisher: Elsevier

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Authenticus ID: P-00V-KKT

DOI: 10.1016/j.omega.2021.102561

Abstract (EN): With the advent of mass customization and product proliferation, the appearance of hybrid Make-toStock(MTS)/Make-to-Order(MTO) policies arise as a strategy to cope with high product variety maintaining satisfactory lead times. In companies operating under this reality, Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) practices must be adapted accordingly during the coordinated planning of procurement, production, logistics, and sales activities. This paper proposes a novel S&OP decision-making framework for a flow shop/batch company that produces standard products under an MTS strategy and customized products under an MTO strategy. First, a multi-objective mixed-integer programming model is formulated to characterize the problem. Then, a matrix containing the different strategies a firm in this context may adopt is proposed. This rationale provides a business-oriented approach towards the analysis of different plans and helps to frame the different Pareto-optimal solutions given the priority on MTS or MTO segments and the management positioning regarding cost minimization or service level orientation. The research is based on a real case faced by an electric cable manufacturer. The computational experiments demonstrate the applicability of the proposed methodology. Our approach brings a practical, supply chain-oriented, and mid-term perspective on the study of operations planning policies in MTS/MTO contexts.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 24