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The Dead Sea Works Ltd extracts more than 2 million ton of potassium a year from the Dead Sea and ships it by surface and marine transportation to markets around the world. Product mix and market distribution changes have made it necessary to redesign the surface logistics system. This system consists of four sites with a total of more than 300,000 ton of roofed storage capacity. The purpose of the study was to suggest changes in the storage capacity of each product at each of the sites. We have designed a model that expresses the expected annual loss for the ®rm and have solved it under potential market scenarios and management and technological constraints. Sensitivity analyses were then carried out for several uncertain cost and reliability parameters. Based on the best system con®guration for each scenario, alternative con®gurations were designed in detail and compared under potential market scenarios. With a clear understanding of the risks and expected bene®ts involved, the decision makers then selected the best con®guration. The annual net bene®t from implementing the proposed solution is expected to be 1.7 million dollars.

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Author

G. Rabinowitz; A. Mehrez

Publisher

Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; Elsevier Ltd.; Elsevier BV (ISSN 0360-8352)

Published

2001

Language

EN

Field

Engineering (Physical Sciences)