Simultaneous optimization of product family configuration and supply chain configuration under environmental consideration

With the manufacturer with mass customization paradigm extending its scope into global manufacturing network, module-based product family configuration and supply chain design should be simultaneously considered. In order of globally distributed supply chain network the green houses gas especially carbon dioxide emission are increased and should be considered. In this paper we formulates joint optimization of product family and supply chain configuration with environmental consideration. Objective of the model is to determine the optimal bills of materials that minimize the assembly and supplying costs (fixed and variable) at the same time. To demonstrate the viability of the model it’s applied on a small instance of the problem.

Keywords:

Simultaneous optimization , product family configuration , Supply chain configuration , CO2 emission