AN EFFICIENT HEURISTIC METHOD FOR DETERMINING MULTI-ECHELON DISTRIBUTION QUANTITIES AND VEHICLE ROUTES

Authors

  • Huan Neng Chiu Department of Industrial Management National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
  • Yi S. Lee Department of Industrial Management National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
  • Ming Hua Hwang Department of Industrial Management National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23055/ijietap.2006.13.2.436

Keywords:

Two-phase heuristic method, Multi-echelon, Distribution quantities and vehicle routes, Best-fIrst search method, Min-heap property

Abstract

This paper formulates a novel mixed-integer programming model for determining multi-echelon distribution quantities and

vehicle routes simultaneously, and then develops an efficient two-phase heuristic method for solving large-scale problems.

A good initial solution can be generated in the first phase heuristic, in which three important criteria are involved. The

second phase heuristic, based on Luger's best-first search method, is developed to improve the solution quality. The

excellent performance ofthe proposed two-phase heuristic method is verified through two experiments.

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Published

2022-02-24

How to Cite

Chiu, H. N., Lee, Y. S., & Hwang, M. H. (2022). AN EFFICIENT HEURISTIC METHOD FOR DETERMINING MULTI-ECHELON DISTRIBUTION QUANTITIES AND VEHICLE ROUTES. International Journal of Industrial Engineering: Theory, Applications and Practice, 13(2), 188–197. https://doi.org/10.23055/ijietap.2006.13.2.436

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 2 (2006)

Section

Logistics and Material Handling

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