3. Production capacity planning

Shah's literature review , one of the first review articles on the subject in Process Engineering, provides a state-of-the-art review of research into the optimization of supply chains in the chemical industry, including network location and design, production capacity and inventory management, and production and product distribution management and scheduling.

The strategic level of the supply chain is concerned with aspects related to managing the chain's capacity. In practice, this involves determining sources of supply, and sizing production units and the distribution network for the product ranges under consideration.

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