Jairo R.  Coronado-Hernandez, Daniela  Simancas-Mateus, Karolina  Avila-Martinez, Jose P.  Garcia-Sabater, 
    Heuristic for Material and Operations Planning in
Supply Chains with Alternative Product Structure,
    Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences,
    Volume 12,Issue 3,
    2017,
    Pages 628-635,
    ISSN 1816-949x,
    jeasci.2017.628.635,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2017.628.635)
    Abstract: This research presents a heuristic system to solve the problem of materials and operations planning
in supply chains with alternative product structures. The objective is minimizing the costs associated to stock
levels, setup and operations, considering products with alternative bill of materials. The heuristic system can
be used as a framework to embed one-level rules into a multi-level problem with alternative bill of materials. With
this in mind, this framework can be used to apply planning rules as simple as Wager-Whitin, Silver-Meal, FOQ
and L×L, among others.
    Keywords: Supply chain planning;generic materials and operations planning;planning rule;heuristic system;alternative product structure