Simulated annealing for solving piecewise linear supplier selection problem considering quantity discounts

International Journal of Industrial Engineering : Theory Applications and Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 155-165

  Arunkumar, N ^a   Karunamoorthy, L ^a   Makeshwaraa, N Uma ^b  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Combinatorial; Multi objective; Simulated annealing; Supplier selection

Indexed keywords

HEURISTIC ALGORITHMS; MANUFACTURE; PIECEWISE LINEAR TECHNIQUES; TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS; COMBINATORIAL; CONFLICTING OBJECTIVES; INCREMENTAL QUANTITY DISCOUNTS; MACHINERY MANUFACTURING; META HEURISTIC ALGORITHM; MULTI OBJECTIVE; SUPPLIER SELECTION;

SIMULATED ANNEALING;

EID: 77949309750     PISSN: 10724761     EISSN: 1943670X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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