Qiuzheng Li

Work place: School of Economics, Nankai University, Tianjin, China

E-mail: liqiuzheng@sina.com

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Biography

Qiuzheng Li was birthed in Hengshui City, Hebei Province, China. Studied in Northeastern University from September 1997 to March 2004 for the Master’s degree in field supply chain management, and from September 2006 till now, studied in Nankai University majored in Economics for doctor’s degree. He worked as Manager of logistics department of Shenyang Dawncom Group CO., LTD from February to October, 2001. And served for Zhejiang Wanli University as a Teacher from March 2004 till now. Logistics and supply chain management is his current research interests.

Author Articles
A VMI Model in Supplier-Driven Supply Chain and Its Performance Simulation

By Qiuzheng Li

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5815/ijieeb.2010.02.03, Pub. Date: 8 Dec. 2010

This research builds a VMI inventory decision model of supplier-driver supply chain to analyze the effects of VMI on a supply chain performance and announce the important function of VMI in promoting supply chain coordination, reducing costs and increasing profits. According to this model, VMI is found always to reduce the system’s(buyer and supplier together) and the buyer’s inventory related costs in the short-term, but the supplier's inventory related costs varies. Under certain cost conditions between buyer and supplier, VMI can increase the system’s and the buyer’s profits. And the supplier's profits can be increased under other conditions. Using the corresponding MATLAB program, obtains some calculation results. And through computer simulation, analyzes the effects of VMI on supply chain performance, and announces the important function of VMI in promoting supply chain coordination, reducing costs and increasing profits.

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