“…The customer demand is given by the following matrix (for each product p, and each period t), see tables below: The different parameters and input data are uniformly generated in the intervals as shown below. The inventory costs at all levels [3,6] The procurement costs from DC to wholesalers [5,16] The procurement costs from manufacturer to DC [7,18] The procurement costs from supplier to manufacturer [100,250] The transportation costs from wholesaler to customer [10,30] The transportation costs from DCs to wholesaler [20,40] The transportation costs from plants to DCs [30,50], The storage capacities of DCs, manufacturers and suppliers Generated according to demands at each level. The production cost at plants [5,16] The setup time [1,30] The setup cost According to setup time The consumption rate of product Rate [10%, 60%] of capacity Rate of raw material in product [0,20] The proposed solution methodology gave the following results as tabulated below: As we can see in those tables, the customer demands are aggregated at wholesaler's level.…”