RMA: Ranking Based on Model Averaging
Jiahui Zou, Xiaonan Hu, Xingyu Yan, Baihua He, Xinyu Zhang · 2026
In supply chain management, ranking supports critical decisions across multiple operational stages. For instance, in order prioritization, firms must sequence orders under capacity constraints by considering factors like customer importance, profit margins, and delivery deadlines. Similarly, in inventory allocation, ranking enables efficient distribution of limited stock to high-priority channels. Even in production scheduling, traditional dispatching rules and modern data-driven approaches rely on ranking mechanisms. A robust ranking system that incorporates diverse operational indicators, such as profitability, order volume, and delivery time, is thus essential for achieving supply chain efficiency and resilience.