Effective allocation of customers to distribution centres: A multiple ant colony optimization approach

Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-12

  Chan, Felix T S ^a   Kumar, Niraj ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Ant colony system; Balanced allocation; Distribution centre; Supply chain network

Indexed keywords

CONTROL THEORY; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; FEEDBACK; OPTIMIZATION; SALES; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; SUPPLY CHAINS; WAREHOUSES;

ALLOCATION PATTERNS; ANT COLONIES; ANT COLONY OPTIMIZATIONS; ANT COLONY SYSTEM; ANT COLONY SYSTEMS; BALANCED ALLOCATION; BALANCED ALLOCATIONS; COMPETITIVE BUSINESSES; CUSTOMER SERVICES; DISTRIBUTION CENTRE; DISTRIBUTION CENTRES; LEAD TIMES; NEGATIVE FEEDBACKS; PRACTICAL PROBLEMS; SUPPLY CHAIN NETWORK; SUPPLY CHAIN NETWORKS; TRANSIT TIMES;

DISTRIBUTION OF GOODS;

EID: 56049087984     PISSN: 07365845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rcim.2007.05.002     Document Type: Article

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