Aggregated planning in the broiler chicken industry: a case study in Santa Marta (Colombia)

The poultry meat market requires a careful coordination of the broiler chicken supply chain. We study the case of a medium-sized company that focuses mainly in farm and slaughtering operations for broiler chicken production. For this company, lot sizing and scheduling are critical tasks for an effic...

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Autores:
Solano-Blanco, Alfaima L.
González, Jaime E.
Gómez, Luis O.
Vargas-Sánchez, Jhon J.
Medaglia, Andrés L.
Tipo de recurso:
Work document
Fecha de publicación:
2019
Institución:
Universidad de los Andes
Repositorio:
Séneca: repositorio Uniandes
Idioma:
eng
OAI Identifier:
oai:repositorio.uniandes.edu.co:1992/31534
Acceso en línea:
http://hdl.handle.net/1992/31534
https://bit.ly/35RSe2A
Palabra clave:
Big data
Agricultural systems
Poultry
Broiler chicken
Decision support systems
Aggregated planning
Ingeniería
Rights
openAccess
License
https://repositorio.uniandes.edu.co/static/pdf/aceptacion_uso_es.pdf
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Summary:The poultry meat market requires a careful coordination of the broiler chicken supply chain. We study the case of a medium-sized company that focuses mainly in farm and slaughtering operations for broiler chicken production. For this company, lot sizing and scheduling are critical tasks for an efficient operation of their business. We present a framework of decision support models that could help similar companies in the broiler chicken industry to become more competitive.