Synchronized scheduling of make to order plant and cross-docking warehouse

To be part of very competitive supply chains, retailers and wholesalers expect small batch deliveries within short and dependable time window. Manufacturing companies have to cater to their customer’s requirement and shift their production strategy from traditional make-to-stock (MTS) to make-to-order (MTO). Meanwhile, the operation in warehouse is also changed from long term storage to short term cross-docking (CD). Based on a real-life...