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81. Ŗ 01 Ŗ 1EVQDGT
Fig. 4: Transportation Network
by C XCTKCPV QH NKPGCT RTQITCOOKPI .2 MPQYP CU KFGCN UVTCVGI[ VQ CFQRV UKPEG VJCV GNKOKPCVGU VJG OCLQT
6TCPURQTVCVKQP 2TQDNGO CPF ECP DG UQNXGF D[ WUKPI EQUV CUUQEKCVGF YKVJ KP RTQEGUU QT ſPKUJGF IQQFU
GZEGN UQNXGT CPF UGXGTCN QVJGT UQHVYCTG CXCKNCDNG DCUGF KPXGPVQT[ CU YGNN CU KPXGPVQT[ JQNFKPI EQUV DWV KP TGCNKV[
QP .2 CNIQTKVJO KV OC[ PQV DG RQUUKDNG VQ HQNNQY VJKU UVTCVGI[ RCTVKEWNCTN[
KP VJG EQOOQFKV[ RTQFWEVU 9JGP VJG FGOCPF NGCF VKOG
4. INVENTORY MANAGEMENT STRATEGY
KU GSWCN VQ QT ITGCVGT VJCP VJG UWRRN[ NGCF VKOG /61
+V KU SWKVG WUWCN VJCV VJG FGOCPF CPF UWRRN[ UEGPCTKQ
KU PQV DCNCPEGF YJKEJ OGCPU VJG XQNWOGU CXCKNCDNG UVTCVGI[ ECP DG CFQRVGF $WV UWEJ UKVWCVKQP UGNFQO
HQT UWRRN[ KU PQV CEVWCNN[ FGOCPFGF D[ VJG EWUVQOGT QEEWTU CPF VJGTGHQTG UQOG /65 UVTCVGI[ JCU VQ DG
HQT XCTKQWU TGCUQPU 1P VJG EQPVTCT[ VJGTG EQWNF DG CFQRVGF D[ CNOQUV CNN QTICPKUCVKQPU *QYGXGT YJGP
UKVWCVKQPU YJGP TGSWKTGOGPV KU JKIJGT VJCP UWRRN[ +V KU VJG UKVWCVKQP KU QVJGT YC[ TQWPF VJG FGOCPF JCU VQ DG
CNUQ RQUUKDNG VJCV DGECWUG QH UQOG OCLQT QWVCIG KP VJG OGV HTQO VJG UVQEM
OCPWHCEVWTKPI HCEKNKV[ VJGTG KU C UJQTVCIG QH UWRRN[ VQ VJG *QNFKPI KPXGPVQT[ CV VJG FGEQWRNKPI RQKPVU KU C OCLQT
EQPUWOGT YJKEJ OC[ NGCF VQ UGTKQWU EQPUGSWGPEGU KH EQUV VQ VJG EQORCP[ CPF ECP WRUGV KVU YQTMKPI ECRKVCN
VJG EQPUWOGT KU FGRGPFGPV QP UKPING UQWTEG QH UWRRN[ DCNCPEG CPF KPEWT CFFKVKQPCN EQUV HQT ECTT[KPI VJG
KPXGPVQT[ 6JG UKVWCVKQP ECP DG YQTUG KH VJG RTQFWEV JCU
5WEJ XCTKCPEG KP FGOCPF CPF UWRRN[ ETGCVGU YJCV
CTG MPQYP CU ŎFGEQWRNKPI RQKPVUŏ KP VJG PGVYQTM (QT C UJGNH NKHG
GZCORNG UC[ VJG EQMG QXGP HCEKNKV[ PGGFU /6 QH +V KU VJGTGHQTG CP KORGTCVKXG VJCV CP CRRTQRTKCVG FGOCPF
EQMKPI EQCN GXGT[ FC[ CPF VJG EQCN KU VTCPURQTVGF HTQO C HQTGECUVKPI OGVJQFQNQI[ KU CFQRVGF D[ VJG QTICPKUCVKQP
FKUVCPEG QH -/ D[ TQCF 5KPG PQ EQCN UVQEM UKVWCVKQP VQ RTGFKEV CPF QRVKOKUG VJG FGOCPF HQT KVU RTQFWEV VQ
ECPPQV DG VQNGTCVGF DGECWUG QH JWIG ſPCPEKCN NQUUGU OCKPVCKP CP QRVKOCN UVQEM QPN[ CV VJG FGEQWRNKPI
CPF FKUTWRVKQP KP KPVGTPCN UWRRN[ EJCKP CTG JWIG TKUMU points. There are various quantitative and qualitative
C UWDUVCPVKCN SWCPVKV[ QH EQCN OWUV DG MGRV KP TGUGTXG VGEJPKSWGU QH FGOCPF HQTGECUVKPI CU NKUVGF DGNQY
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also possible on the outward logistics resulting in Ŗ 'ZRQPGPVKCN UOQQVJKPI
UGXGTCN FGEQWRNKPI RQKPVU KP VJCV RCTV QH VJG UWRRN[ EJCKP Ŗ $QZ ,GPMKPU OQFGNU
CU YGNN 5KOKNCT GZCORNG KP VJG KPVGTPCN UWRRN[ EJCKP KU
the slab or billet yard planned to decouple casting and Ŗ 6KOG UGTKGU OQFGNU
rolling. Ŗ 5GCUQPCN KPFGZGU
There are two distinct strategies to deal with the Ŗ %CWUCN OQFGNU
FGEQWRNKPI RQKPVU Ō /CMG VQ 1TFGT /61 CPF /CMG Ŗ /QXKPI CXGTCIGU
VQ 5VQEM /65 6JQWIJ KV KU GXKFGPV VJCV /61 KU VJG
Ŗ &CVC OKPKPI
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