Facilitating Multiple Delivery Dates in Hub-and-Spoke Shipping Models for Retail Distribution

Author(s)	Ravikumar Thinnatti Palanicham
Country	United States
Abstract	The growing complexity of retail logistics requires responsive delivery structures that can adapt to changing consumer demand. The hub-and-spoke distribution model, a long-standing logistics paradigm, has been effective for centralized inventory management and low-cost transportation. Yet the conventional model generally presumes single-date scheduling of deliveries, which constrains its ability to accommodate contemporary retail requirements for fast replenishment and high-frequency restocking. In this paper, we investigate integrating various delivery dates under the hub-and-spoke network to make the supply chain more responsive and efficient in retail distribution. With a hybrid approach through simulation and empirical case studies, we examine how multiple scheduling impacts cost, inventory, transport efficiency, and customer satisfaction. Our results show that multi-date deliveries under the hub-and-spoke system dramatically minimize stockouts, enhance service levels, and preserve cost-effectiveness of transportation. The findings promote reengineering of logistics to enable dynamic scheduling and point to the benefit of digital platforms and predictive analytics in planning such operations.
Field	Engineering
Published In	Volume 5, Issue 4, July-August 2023
Published On	2023-07-07
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i04.43153
Short DOI	https://doi.org/g9gqnm

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