Management Decision-making Model Of The Two Logistics Centers In The Three Distribution Systems

In the three-echelon supply chain distribution, products are delivered from the upstream warehouses to the middle warehouses, then to downstream warehouses, and finally to the customer. The middle warehouse or distribution center in the second-stage, which is playing a significant role in transferring the products from upstream to downstream, takes the responsibility of controlling and adjusting the inventory in middle warehouses. Upon the horizontal integration, the parts of distribution system are isolated with one another, eliminating the extent of decision concentration and information share, while under the vertical integration, information between the internal departments can be fully shared and resources can be allocated effectively thank to the centralization of ownership and decision making. Thus, this paper focuses on the theory and methodology research of for Logistics Management in the Second-stage of Three-echelon Supply Chain Distribution.Distribution center, with features of centralized decision making and integrated information and administration, is the core of the three-echelon supply chain distribution system. In this paper, research to the activities such as "importing, sales, exporting and storing" for the products has been made. The research also indicates a "Plan" method for decision making, which could effectively improve the logistics management in the second-stage of the three-echelon supply chain distribution system. The "Plan" method embraces two kinds of plan, long-term plan and short - term execution plan. The former dedicates to generate the total volume of the import and export in this long-term period and the latter aims to set down the executed volume of the import and export in real time.