Title: A bi-level representational model of hazardous material supply chains

Authors: Nathalie De Marcellis-Warin, Martin Trepanier, Sebastien Favre

Addresses: Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Department of Mathematics and Industrial Engineering, P.O. Box 6079, Station Centre-Ville, Montreal, Quebec, H3C 3A7, Canada. ' Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Department of Mathematics and Industrial Engineering, P.O. Box 6079, Station Centre-Ville, Montreal, Quebec, H3C 3A7, Canada. ' Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Department of Mathematics and Industrial Engineering, P.O. Box 6079, Station Centre-Ville, Montreal, Quebec, H3C 3A7, Canada

Abstract: Modelling the transportation and storage tasks associated with supply chains is usually based on a tacit or mathematical representation of physical flows. However, remaining at this level of representation seems inadequate for risk management. This study proposes to insert new graphical tools into the models to improve the representation of hazardous material supply chains. This representational model enables us to show physical flows and contractual flows at the same time, and highlights the responsibility interactions and risk transfers among the numerous stakeholders involved: producers, carriers, storage enterprises, intermediaries and consumers.

Keywords: supply chain management; SCM; hazardous materials; hazmats supply chains; material flow; contractual flow; risk management; representational models.

DOI: 10.1504/IJLSM.2010.032943

International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, 2010 Vol.6 No.4, pp.380 - 396

Published online: 05 May 2010 *

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