• Title of article

    Tabu searchwithpathrelinkingforanintegrated production–distributionproblem

  • Author/Authors

    V.A. Armentano ، نويسنده , , A.L.Shiguemoto، نويسنده , , Arne Lokketangen، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    ماهنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2011
  • Pages
    11
  • From page
    1199
  • To page
    1209
  • Abstract
    This paperdealswiththeproblemofintegratingproductionanddistributionplanningoverperiodsofa finite horizon.Weconsideracapacity-constrainedplantthatproducesanumberofitemsdistributedbya fleetofhomogenousvehiclestocustomerswithknowndemandforeachitemineachperiod.The productionplanningdefinestheamountofeachitemproducedineveryperiod,whilethedistribution planningdefineswhencustomersshouldbevisited,theamountofeachitemthatshouldbedeliveredto customers,andthevehicleroutes.Theobjectiveistominimizeproductionandinventorycostsatthe plant,inventorycostsatthecustomersanddistributioncosts.Weproposetwotabusearchvariantsfor this problem,onethatinvolvesconstructionandashort-termmemory,andonethatincorporatesalonger term memoryusedtointegrateapathrelinkingproceduretothefirstvariant.Theproposedtabusearch variantsaretestedongeneratedinstanceswithuptotenitemsandoninstancesfromtheliterature involvingasingleitem.
  • Keywords
    Supply chain management , Production–distribution problem , Tabu search , Path relinking
  • Journal title
    Computers and Operations Research
  • Serial Year
    2011
  • Journal title
    Computers and Operations Research
  • Record number

    927938