Modeling the Resilient Supply Chain Location-Allocation Problem under Demand Uncertainty

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Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, Kosar University of Bojnord, Bojnord, Iran.

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Today, resilience and sustainability are important issues in supply chain network design. Supply chain sustainability leads to competitive advantages and better efficiency of organizations. On the other hand, disruptions in the supply chain lead to high costs that are not recoverable in some situations. Designing a resilient supply chain is a good idea to protect against these disruptions. In this paper, a resilient supply chain location-allocation problem is modeled as a two-objective problem. The first objective is to minimize the cost and maximize the quality of products and consumed raw materials. The proposed supply chain includes suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and customers. Disruptions in suppliers, manufacturers, and distributors are considered and mitigation strategies are included to manage disruptions for them. Improving and repairing strategy, consolidating strategy, and directly connecting centers strategy are disruption reduction strategies in this new model. In this model, the best suppliers are selected based on the quality of raw materials, resilience, and cost. Demand is considered as a trapezoidal fuzzy number. Finally, sensitivity analysis is performed on some parameters.

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Supply Chain Management
Volume 28, Issue 90 - Serial Number 90
Serial number 90. Spring 2026
June 2026
Pages 51-66

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  • Receive Date: 28 July 2025
  • Revise Date: 23 December 2025
  • Accept Date: 30 May 2026
  • Publish Date: 15 June 2026

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