Demand Uncertainty

Evaluating Supply Chain Resilience Under Different Types of Disruption

S.R. Cardoso, A.P. Barbosa-Póvoa, S. Relvas, A.Q. Novais

Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems (Published)

Jan, 2016

Keywords: Supply Chain Demand Uncertainty Disruption Scenario Customer Service Level Transportation Link

In the present work a design and planning model with uncertainty in products’ demand is applied to two supply chains (SCs): a traditional forward network and a closed-loop supply chain (CLSC). The objective is to maximize the ENPV and evaluate their resilience towards different types of disruption…

Petroleum supply chain network design and tactical planning with demand uncertainty

L.J. Fernandes, S. Relvas, A.P. Barbosa-Póvoa

Operations Research and Big Data IO2015-XVII Congress of Portuguese Association of Operational Research (APDIO) (Published)

Oct, 2015

Keywords: Petroleum supply chain Network design Tactical planning Stochastic MILP Demand uncertainty Expected value

The energy sector has dominated the world attention as recently arrived shale gas and slumping crude oil prices globally affect Petroleum Supply Chains (PSC). Fluctuating demand and prices are forcing companies to rethink existing distribution networks and production plans in order to improve network…