Responsiveness and Recovery Performance Analysis of Supply Chains under Large Replenishment Lead-times and Uncertain Demand

Abstract

This paper takes up the analysis of the responsiveness and recovery performance of a distribution warehouse of a supply chain operating under conditions of large lead times (lags) for order replenishment, and uncertain demand (sudden  demand increases). The performance metrics for measuring Responsiveness and Recovery are defined, and the dynamic performance analysis of the warehouse inventory management system under different dynamic replenishment control schemes is dealt with in detail. And from a comparative performance analysis, a good control scheme is suggested to enhance responsiveness and recovery. To further study the effect of replenishment lag specifically, a comparison of the response characteristics of some closely related supply chain conditions is then presented, which highlights the increased difficulty in controlling systems in the presence of replenishment lags compared to the others.