Departamento de Organización de Empresas Economía Financiera y Contabilidad Programa Doctoral: “Gestión de la Cadena de Suministro e Integración Empresarial” Doctorando: José Elías Jiménez Sánchez Directores: Dr. Juan Gaytán Iniestra Dr. José Pedro García Sabater ITESM campus Toluca, México Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, España Titulo de la Tesis: “Coordinación de inventarios en una cadena de suministro a través de Épocas Comunes de Resurtido bajo demanda dinámica considerando diversos modos de transporte y diferentes políticas de descuento en los precios de los productos y en las tarifas de transporte” Abstract Efficient supply chain management requires integration of several logistical activities. In particular, relevant benefits as costs reduction and service level improvement can be obtained by coordinating inventory control and transportation systems. In this sense, this thesis is oriented to develop three bi-criteria optimization models (cost and efficiency) that simultaneously consider the selection of transportation mode and definition of inventory policy under deterministic and dynamic demand. One model is structure in the context non coordinate and two models are based on the coordination strategy “Common Replenishment Epochs”; all models assumes a single supplier of different products, three modes of transport (fast, average and slow) and unique client with deterministic and variable demand. The efficient frontier is constructed for two models coordinated based on Incoterms ExWork (ExW) and Duty Delivery Paid (DDP). To illustrate the applicability of the model, a specific case study is considered in the automotive sector. Coordinación de inventarios en una cadena de suministro a través de Épocas Comunes de Resurtido bajo demanda dinámica considerando diversos modos de transporte y diferentes políticas de descuento en los precios de los productos y en las tarifas de transporte 1 de 1