Robust supplier set selection for changing product architectures

Author

Bhanumathi Tenneti

Abstract

"This research work proposes an Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) based methodology for robust supplier selection by extending the robust engineering techniques to the supply chain domain. Supplier robustness, in the context of this paper, is defined a supplier ability to effectively cater to varying product architectures at minimum total component acquisition costs"--Abstract, page iv.

Advisor(s)

Allada, Venkat

Committee Member(s)

Stone, Robert B.
Luechtefeld, Ray

Department(s)

Engineering Management and Systems Engineering

Degree Name

M.S. in Engineering Management

Publisher

University of Missouri--Rolla

Publication Date

Spring 2006

Pagination

xi, 89 pages

Rights

© 2006 Bhanumathi Tenneti, All rights reserved.

Document Type

Thesis - Citation

File Type

text

Language

English

Subject Headings

Business logistics -- Mathematical models
Mathematical optimization -- Industrial applications
Production management -- Quality control
Taguchi methods (Quality control)

Thesis Number

T 8964

Print OCLC #

85480231

Link to Catalog Record

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Recommended Citation

Tenneti, Bhanumathi, "Robust supplier set selection for changing product architectures" (2006). Masters Theses. 3874.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/masters_theses/3874