A location-routing-inventory model for designing multisource distribution networks

作者：Ahmadi Javid Amir^*; Seddighi Amir Hossein

来源：Engineering Optimization, 2012, 44(6): 637-656.

DOI：10.1080/0305215X.2011.600756

• multisource distribution networks
• supply chain design
• facility location
• inventory control
• vehicle routing
• transportation
• ternary integration

This article studies a ternary-integration problem that incorporates location, inventory and routing decisions in designing a multisource distribution network. The objective of the problem is to minimize the total cost of location, routing and inventory. A mixed-integer programming formulation is first presented, and then a three-phase heuristic is developed to solve large-sized instances of the problem. The numerical study indicates that the proposed heuristic is both effective and efficient.

• 出版日期2012