Application of Bi-level Decision-Making Technique to manage Inventory and Transportation System: Case Study of Wholesaler in Chiang Mai Province

Authors

  • Tinnakorn Phongthiya Department of Industrial Engineering, Chiang Mai University
  • Pornvisa Tharakhum Department of Industrial Engineering Faculty of Engineering, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50202
  • Chompoonoot Kasemset Department of Industrial Engineering Faculty of Engineering, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50202

Keywords:

Inventory Management; Multi-Criteria Inventory Classification; Bi-level decision-making, transportation scheduling

Abstract

The objective of this research was to apply a bi-level decision-making technique to manage inventory system and transportation scheduling in a case study of a wholesaler in Chiang Mai Province. The first level of the decision-making is to manage inventory system. Techniques, including a Multiple Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) and an Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP), were used to classify the products of the case study into three groups, including A, B, and C where products in group A are the most important while products in group B and C are less important, respectively. The appropriate inventory ordering policies for each product group were then selected considering their importance and value. The second level of the decision-making is to manage a transportation scheduling based on the importance and inventory ordering policies of each product group and using a Priority Queuing (PC) technique. The results of this research were compared with the actual data of the case study. It showed that the application of bi-level decision-making to manage inventory system and transportation scheduling of the case study can reduce inventory management cost by approximately 19.69 percent and the number of transportation cycles 12 cycles in three months.

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Published

2021-08-06

How to Cite

[1]
T. Phongthiya, P. Tharakhum, and C. Kasemset, “Application of Bi-level Decision-Making Technique to manage Inventory and Transportation System: Case Study of Wholesaler in Chiang Mai Province”, TJOR, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 36–46, Aug. 2021.