Network design - Network Design Key Components (lecture) - Factors influencing Distribution Network Design

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What decisons (4) do you have to make regarding distribution network design?

- Facility role: what role, what processes?
- Facility location: where should facilities be located?
- Capacity allocation: how much capacity at each facility?
- Market and supply allocation: what markets? Which supply sources? What customers?

Which factors influence customer service by network structure?

-Response time: facility closer to customer, response time will be faster
-Product variety: HP: assembling different type of components to different endproducts. Interesting is crossdocking in warehouses to increase product variety. The role of distribution centre very important.
-Product availability
-Customer experience
-        Time to market-        Order visibility

-Returnability: convenience of customer to send back product

Which main trade-offs have to be made bij distribution network design decisions?

- Required number of facilities VS desired response time
- Inventory costs VS number of facilities
- Transportation cost VS number of facilities
- Facility costs VS number of facilities
- Response time VS number of facilities
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Describe differences between horizontal an vertical distribution network structure.

Horizontal: no. of warehouses per level
Vertical: no. of levels in the distribution chain

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