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The antithetic opposition between the cost of inventory and the fixed cost of transportation, which leads to multiple alternate near-optima, can be a primary contributor to the computational intractability of the mixed integer program for a two-echelon multi-period distribution system. To...
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Mathematical programming models that seek optimal design and operational plans for distribution systems can be computationally intractable. This paper examines the extent to which distribution configuration and demand characteristics affect the ease of obtaining an optimal solution. Problem...
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The production and logistics operations planning in real-life single- or multi-site semicontinuous food industries is …
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The blocks relocation problem (BRP) may be defined as follows: given a set of homogeneous blocks stored in a two-dimensional stock, which relocations are necessary to retrieve the blocks from the stock in a predefined order while minimizing the number of those relocations? In this paper, we...
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Switchgrass and forage sorghum have both been proposed as potential candidates for high yielding, dedicated energy crops. This research was conducted to determine and compare the costs to produce and deliver switchgrass and forage sorghum biomass under the assumptions that the biomass would be...
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merged to full truck loads in order to realize economies in transportation. In this context, the truck scheduling problem … and on-time deliveries. Due to its high real-world significance, several truck scheduling procedures have been introduced …, the paper on hand introduces a classification of deterministic truck scheduling. With the help of this classification …
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A problem is studied in which several non-cooperating clients compete for earlier execution of their jobs in a processing sequence of a single service provider in order to minimize job completion time costs. The clients can move their jobs earlier in a given sequence. They are assumed not to...
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In production systems of automobile manufacturers multi-variant products are assembled on paced mixed-model assembly lines, which have to be supplied by a lean in-house logistic with containers of different sizes, alternative supply policies and different number of parts. The assignment of...
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Logistics is a young sector in Turkey, and it has made progress in recent years. Local companies not only compete among … this advanced technology supply chain and logistics systems are obliged to make it available. This study e- logistics and e …- logistics applications in the pharmaceutical sector was conducted to investigate. Working in the pharmaceutical sector in the …
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