Supply Chain optimization with sustainability criteria : A focus on inventory models

摘要: Sustainability concerns are increasingly shaping customers’ behavior as well companies’ strategy. In this context, optimizing the supply chain with sustainability considerations is becoming a critical issue. However, work quantitative models still scarce. Our research contributes by revisiting classical inventory taking into account. We believe that reducing all aspects of sustainable development to single objective not desirable. thus reformulate and multi-echelon economic order quantity multi-objective problems. These then used study several options such buyer-supplier coordination or green technology investment. also consider firms proactive respect sustainability. propose apply multiple criteria decision aid techniques instead considering constraint. sense, firm may provide preference information about economic, environmental social tradeoffs quickly identify satisfactory solution.