In this article, a multi-product inventory routing problem is studied. One-depot and many retailers in a finite time period are considered, and split delivery is allowed as well for the addressed problem. The objectiv...In this article, a multi-product inventory routing problem is studied. One-depot and many retailers in a finite time period are considered, and split delivery is allowed as well for the addressed problem. The objective is to minimize the overall cost including vehicle cost, inventory holding cost and transportation cost while the delivery schedule and the quantity of each product for each retailer have to be decided simultaneously. A mathematical model is presented for solving the addressed optimally and example is illustrated as well.展开更多
In this paper,a novel location inventory routing(LIR)model is proposed to solve cold chain logistics network problem under uncertain demand environment. The goal of the developed model is to optimize costs of location...In this paper,a novel location inventory routing(LIR)model is proposed to solve cold chain logistics network problem under uncertain demand environment. The goal of the developed model is to optimize costs of location,inventory and transportation.Due to the complex of LIR problem( LIRP), a multi-objective genetic algorithm(GA), non-dominated sorting in genetic algorithm Ⅱ( NSGA-Ⅱ) has been introduced. Its performance is tested over a real case for the proposed problems. Results indicate that NSGA-Ⅱ provides a competitive performance than GA,which demonstrates that the proposed model and multi-objective GA are considerably efficient to solve the problem.展开更多
Taking the distribution route optimization of refined oil as background, this paper studies the inventory routing problem of refined oil distribution based on working time equilibrium. In consideration of the constrai...Taking the distribution route optimization of refined oil as background, this paper studies the inventory routing problem of refined oil distribution based on working time equilibrium. In consideration of the constraints of vehicle capacity, time window for unloading oil, service time and demand of each gas station, we take the working time equilibrium of each vehicle as goal and establish an integer programming model for the vehicle routing problem of refined oil distribution, the objective function of the model is to minimize the maximum working time of vehicles. To solve this model, a Lingo program was written and a heuristic algorithm was designed. We further use the random generation method to produce an example with 10 gas stations. The local optimal solution and approximate optimal solution are obtained by using Lingo software and heuristic algorithm respectively. By comparing the approximate optimal solution obtained by heuristic algorithm with the local optimal solution obtained by Lingo software, the feasibility of the model and the effectiveness of the heuristic algorithm are verified. The results of this paper provide a theoretical basis for the scheduling department to formulate the oil distribution plan.展开更多
The main objective of this paper is to propose a two-phase solution algorithm for solving the Inventory Routing Problem with Time Windows (IRPTW), which has not been excessively researched in the literature. The sol...The main objective of this paper is to propose a two-phase solution algorithm for solving the Inventory Routing Problem with Time Windows (IRPTW), which has not been excessively researched in the literature. The solution approach is based on (a) a simple simulation for the planning phase (Phase I) and (b) the Variable Neighborhood Search Algorithm (VNS) for the routing phase (Phase II). Testing instances are established to investigate algorithmic performance, and the computational results are then reported. The computational study underscores the importance of integrating the inventory and vehicle routing decisions. Graphical presentation formats are provided to convey meaningful insights into the problem.展开更多
Any potential damage may be severe once an accident occurs involving hazardous materials.It is therefore important to consider the risk factor concerning hazardous material supply chains,in order to make the best inve...Any potential damage may be severe once an accident occurs involving hazardous materials.It is therefore important to consider the risk factor concerning hazardous material supply chains,in order to make the best inventory routing decisions.This paper addresses the problem of hazardous material multi-period inventory routing with the assumption of a limited production capacity of a given manufacturer.The goal is to achieve the manufacturer's production plan,the retailer's supply schedule and the transportation routes within a fixed period.As the distribution of hazardous materials over a certain period is essentially a multiple travelling salesmen problem,the authors formulate a loadingdependent risk model for multiple-vehicle transportation and present an integer programming model to maximize the supply chain profit.An improved genetic algorithm considering two dimensions of chromosomes that cover the aforementioned period and supply quantity is devised to handle the integer programming model.Numerical experiments carried out demonstrate that using the proposed multiperiod joint decision-making can significantly increase the overall profit of the supply chain as compared to the use of single period decision repeatedly,while effectively reducing its risk.展开更多
针对客户有价格策略型行为下的供应商库存路径与定价问题(inventory routing and pricing problem,IRPP),通过将参考价格效应嵌入产品需求价格函数中,以供应商总利润最大化为目标,构建考虑参考价格效应的IRPP优化模型,设计改进的粒子群...针对客户有价格策略型行为下的供应商库存路径与定价问题(inventory routing and pricing problem,IRPP),通过将参考价格效应嵌入产品需求价格函数中,以供应商总利润最大化为目标,构建考虑参考价格效应的IRPP优化模型,设计改进的粒子群算法进行求解。通过3组不同规模的算例验证本文模型与算法的适用性和有效性。计算结果显示,考虑参考价格效应不仅有助于降低产品定价(约9%)和提升客户感知收益,而且能够降低零售商的产品总库存(约22%)、仓储资源占用成本和库存持有成本,从而提高供应商总利润(约5%)。敏感性分析结果显示:受客户记忆参数减小和增益系数增大的共同影响,供应商总利润会明显增加;受客户记忆参数和损失系数增大的共同影响,供应商总利润会迅速下降。研究结论可为电商环境下客户有价格策略型行为下的供应商IRPP优化提供决策支撑。展开更多
Some manufacturers replace traditional warehouses with shipping areas at the scattered plants for holding the finished products in order to reduce land usage and inventory cost.The limited storage capacity of such shi...Some manufacturers replace traditional warehouses with shipping areas at the scattered plants for holding the finished products in order to reduce land usage and inventory cost.The limited storage capacity of such shipping area leads to challenges of scheduling vehicles for pickup since the overflow of storage space is prohibited.A heuristic rule is developed for splitting the continuous arrival of inventory at a plant into a sequence of discrete tasks for pickup.In this way,the original problem can be converted into a multiple trip vehicle routing problem with time window(MTVRPTW).Subsequently,a modified tabu search(TS)algorithm is applied for deriving the schedule.Finally,an industry case of an electric apparatus manufacturer is studied to demonstrate and validate the developed optimization approach,and the results imply good performance of the developed tool.展开更多
随机需求库存-路径问题(Stochastic Demand Inventory Routing Problem,SDIRP)即考虑随机需求环境下供应链中库存与配送的协调优化问题,是实施供应商管理库存策略过程中的关键所在,也是典型的NP难题之一。文章以具有硬时间窗约束的随机...随机需求库存-路径问题(Stochastic Demand Inventory Routing Problem,SDIRP)即考虑随机需求环境下供应链中库存与配送的协调优化问题,是实施供应商管理库存策略过程中的关键所在,也是典型的NP难题之一。文章以具有硬时间窗约束的随机需求库存-路径问题(Stochastic Demand Inventory Routing Problem with Hard Time Windows,SDIRPHTW)为研究对象,将SDIRPHTW分解为直接配送的随机库存-路径问题和具有硬时间窗约束的路径优化问题两个子问题,并以最小化系统运行成本和用车数量为目标,设计了一个基于(s,S)库存策略和修正C-W节约法的启发式算法。最后,通过相应的数值算例验证了算法的有效性。展开更多
文摘In this article, a multi-product inventory routing problem is studied. One-depot and many retailers in a finite time period are considered, and split delivery is allowed as well for the addressed problem. The objective is to minimize the overall cost including vehicle cost, inventory holding cost and transportation cost while the delivery schedule and the quantity of each product for each retailer have to be decided simultaneously. A mathematical model is presented for solving the addressed optimally and example is illustrated as well.
基金Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai,China(No.15ZR1401600)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,China(No.CUSF-DH-D-2015096)
文摘In this paper,a novel location inventory routing(LIR)model is proposed to solve cold chain logistics network problem under uncertain demand environment. The goal of the developed model is to optimize costs of location,inventory and transportation.Due to the complex of LIR problem( LIRP), a multi-objective genetic algorithm(GA), non-dominated sorting in genetic algorithm Ⅱ( NSGA-Ⅱ) has been introduced. Its performance is tested over a real case for the proposed problems. Results indicate that NSGA-Ⅱ provides a competitive performance than GA,which demonstrates that the proposed model and multi-objective GA are considerably efficient to solve the problem.
文摘Taking the distribution route optimization of refined oil as background, this paper studies the inventory routing problem of refined oil distribution based on working time equilibrium. In consideration of the constraints of vehicle capacity, time window for unloading oil, service time and demand of each gas station, we take the working time equilibrium of each vehicle as goal and establish an integer programming model for the vehicle routing problem of refined oil distribution, the objective function of the model is to minimize the maximum working time of vehicles. To solve this model, a Lingo program was written and a heuristic algorithm was designed. We further use the random generation method to produce an example with 10 gas stations. The local optimal solution and approximate optimal solution are obtained by using Lingo software and heuristic algorithm respectively. By comparing the approximate optimal solution obtained by heuristic algorithm with the local optimal solution obtained by Lingo software, the feasibility of the model and the effectiveness of the heuristic algorithm are verified. The results of this paper provide a theoretical basis for the scheduling department to formulate the oil distribution plan.
文摘The main objective of this paper is to propose a two-phase solution algorithm for solving the Inventory Routing Problem with Time Windows (IRPTW), which has not been excessively researched in the literature. The solution approach is based on (a) a simple simulation for the planning phase (Phase I) and (b) the Variable Neighborhood Search Algorithm (VNS) for the routing phase (Phase II). Testing instances are established to investigate algorithmic performance, and the computational results are then reported. The computational study underscores the importance of integrating the inventory and vehicle routing decisions. Graphical presentation formats are provided to convey meaningful insights into the problem.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos.71571010,71722007a Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities under Grant No.XK1802-5+1 种基金a Ser CymruⅡCOFUND Research Fellowship,UKa Great Wall Scholar Training Program of Beijing Municipality under Grant No.CIT&TCD20180305。
文摘Any potential damage may be severe once an accident occurs involving hazardous materials.It is therefore important to consider the risk factor concerning hazardous material supply chains,in order to make the best inventory routing decisions.This paper addresses the problem of hazardous material multi-period inventory routing with the assumption of a limited production capacity of a given manufacturer.The goal is to achieve the manufacturer's production plan,the retailer's supply schedule and the transportation routes within a fixed period.As the distribution of hazardous materials over a certain period is essentially a multiple travelling salesmen problem,the authors formulate a loadingdependent risk model for multiple-vehicle transportation and present an integer programming model to maximize the supply chain profit.An improved genetic algorithm considering two dimensions of chromosomes that cover the aforementioned period and supply quantity is devised to handle the integer programming model.Numerical experiments carried out demonstrate that using the proposed multiperiod joint decision-making can significantly increase the overall profit of the supply chain as compared to the use of single period decision repeatedly,while effectively reducing its risk.
文摘针对客户有价格策略型行为下的供应商库存路径与定价问题(inventory routing and pricing problem,IRPP),通过将参考价格效应嵌入产品需求价格函数中,以供应商总利润最大化为目标,构建考虑参考价格效应的IRPP优化模型,设计改进的粒子群算法进行求解。通过3组不同规模的算例验证本文模型与算法的适用性和有效性。计算结果显示,考虑参考价格效应不仅有助于降低产品定价(约9%)和提升客户感知收益,而且能够降低零售商的产品总库存(约22%)、仓储资源占用成本和库存持有成本,从而提高供应商总利润(约5%)。敏感性分析结果显示:受客户记忆参数减小和增益系数增大的共同影响,供应商总利润会明显增加;受客户记忆参数和损失系数增大的共同影响,供应商总利润会迅速下降。研究结论可为电商环境下客户有价格策略型行为下的供应商IRPP优化提供决策支撑。
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.71271137)Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai,China(No.12ZR1415100)
文摘Some manufacturers replace traditional warehouses with shipping areas at the scattered plants for holding the finished products in order to reduce land usage and inventory cost.The limited storage capacity of such shipping area leads to challenges of scheduling vehicles for pickup since the overflow of storage space is prohibited.A heuristic rule is developed for splitting the continuous arrival of inventory at a plant into a sequence of discrete tasks for pickup.In this way,the original problem can be converted into a multiple trip vehicle routing problem with time window(MTVRPTW).Subsequently,a modified tabu search(TS)algorithm is applied for deriving the schedule.Finally,an industry case of an electric apparatus manufacturer is studied to demonstrate and validate the developed optimization approach,and the results imply good performance of the developed tool.
文摘随机需求库存-路径问题(Stochastic Demand Inventory Routing Problem,SDIRP)即考虑随机需求环境下供应链中库存与配送的协调优化问题,是实施供应商管理库存策略过程中的关键所在,也是典型的NP难题之一。文章以具有硬时间窗约束的随机需求库存-路径问题(Stochastic Demand Inventory Routing Problem with Hard Time Windows,SDIRPHTW)为研究对象,将SDIRPHTW分解为直接配送的随机库存-路径问题和具有硬时间窗约束的路径优化问题两个子问题,并以最小化系统运行成本和用车数量为目标,设计了一个基于(s,S)库存策略和修正C-W节约法的启发式算法。最后,通过相应的数值算例验证了算法的有效性。