OPTIMAL SUPPLIER DELIVERY SCHEDULING TO JIT BUYERS

Vendor scheduling of deliveries to JIT customers can be a non-trivial problem, especially when supply and demand dates occur irregularly and supply constraints exist. Nevertheless. buyers continuously evaluate the performance of their suppliers and may terminate relationships wit h those which they feel are not effectively supporting their JIT progr am. This article provides the vendor with an optimal delivery scheduli ng and serf-evaluation modal which is readily implemented on popular s oftware. An example is provided to illustrate the application of the m odel.