WHOLESALER: A Decision Support System for Wholesale Procurement and Distribution

Abstract

Develops a decision‐making framework for the design and operation of a wholesaling system. Considers the new roles of wholesaling and proposes an optimization model to satisfy best the service requirements at the minimum cost. Using this model, a prototype decision‐support system is developed to build various scenarios and suitable models for these scenarios. A number of management reports are prepared to help managers negotiate prices or volumes, consolidate warehouses, select transport modes, and test the effectiveness of proposed service packages.

Citation

Das, C. and Tyagi, R. (1994), "WHOLESALER: A Decision Support System for Wholesale Procurement and Distribution", International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, Vol. 24 No. 10, pp. 4-12. https://doi.org/10.1108/09600039410074746