Genetic Algorithms in Search, Optimization and Machine Learning
Genetic Algorithms in Search, Optimization and Machine Learning
Scenario Reduction Algorithms in Stochastic Programming
Computational Optimization and Applications
CP '01 Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Principles and Practice of Constraint Programming
An economic lot-sizing technique: I the part-period algorithm
IBM Systems Journal
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One technique to coordinate the suppliers' and the producers' production plans in a supply chain is the use of delivery profiles, which provide fixed delivery frequencies for all suppliers. The selection of a delivery profile assignment has major effects on the cost efficiency and the robustness of a supply chain and thus should be performed carefully. In this work, we consider planning approaches to select delivery profiles for the case of area forwarding-based inbound logistics networks, which are commonly used in several industries to consolidate supplies in an early stage of transport. We present a two-stage stochastic mixed integer linear programming model to determine robust delivery profile assignments under uncertain and infrequent demands and complex tariff systems. The model is embedded into a solution framework consisting of scenario generation and reduction techniques, a decomposition approach, a genetic algorithm, and a standard MILP solver. On the basis of an industrial case study, we show that our approach is computationally feasible and that the planning solutions obtained by our model outperform both a deterministic approach and the planning methodology prevailing in industrial practice.