TY - JOUR
T1 - A mathematical programming model for global plant location problems
T2 - Analysis and insights
AU - Kouvelis, Panos
AU - Rosenblatt, Meir J.
AU - Munson, Charles L.
PY - 2004/2
Y1 - 2004/2
N2 - In this paper, we study the design of global facility networks. We present a mixed integer programming model that captures essential design trade-offs for such networks and explicitly incorporates government subsidies, trade tariffs and taxation issues. The resulting formulation can be solved for reasonable size problems with commercially available mathematical programming software. Focusing on special cases of the problem enables us to provide useful insights on preferable international facility networks for various environments. We demonstrate the pervasive, and often dominating, effects of subsidized financing, tariffs, regional trade rules and taxation in shaping the manufacturing and distribution network of global firms.
AB - In this paper, we study the design of global facility networks. We present a mixed integer programming model that captures essential design trade-offs for such networks and explicitly incorporates government subsidies, trade tariffs and taxation issues. The resulting formulation can be solved for reasonable size problems with commercially available mathematical programming software. Focusing on special cases of the problem enables us to provide useful insights on preferable international facility networks for various environments. We demonstrate the pervasive, and often dominating, effects of subsidized financing, tariffs, regional trade rules and taxation in shaping the manufacturing and distribution network of global firms.
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U2 - 10.1080/07408170490245388
DO - 10.1080/07408170490245388
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:1642420316
SN - 0740-817X
VL - 36
SP - 127
EP - 144
JO - IIE Transactions (Institute of Industrial Engineers)
JF - IIE Transactions (Institute of Industrial Engineers)
IS - 2
ER -