Abstract
In the past, a majority of the previous research put their focuses only on the individual part of the supply chain system. Rectifying such a situation by proposing a synthetic model, which combined the strategic and operational planning level, is the primary purpose of this research.For this synchronized model, it considers supply chain as a centralized system where there is a global coordinator in charge. The objective function is to minimize the total cost of this system with a certain desired customer service level satisfied, which may be determined depending on the differences of market environment and the policy maker’s preferences. Moreover, the following components tackle the related issues in the operational planning level: raw material management analysis, production and final product stockpile analysis and distribution analysis. Through the seamless integration of these sub-models, incorporating the model of strategic planning level, this framework captures the behaviors of supply chain appropriately and also facilitates the decision making process.Finally, a numerical example is illustrated to demonstrate the applicability and the effectiveness of the synchronized model, and the sensitivity analysis is also applied. The results show that the proposed model is applicable and capable of assisting the decision maker in designing the supply chain network.