An evolutionary approach for multi-objective optimization of the integrated location-inventory distribution network problem in vendor-managed inventory

Expert Systems with Applications

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 6768-6776

  Liao, Shu Hsien ^a   Hsieh, Chia Lin ^b   Lai, Peng Jen ^c  

^a TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b ALETHEIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Genetic algorithm; Integrated location inventory distribution network system; Multi objective optimization; Supply chain management; Vendor managed inventory (VMI)

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL EXPERIMENT; COMPUTATIONAL RESULTS; DIFFERENT SIZES; EVOLUTIONARY APPROACH; FACILITY LOCATIONS; INTEGRATED LOCATION-INVENTORY DISTRIBUTION NETWORK SYSTEM; INVENTORY DISTRIBUTION; INVENTORY PROBLEM; INVENTORY REPLENISHMENT; MULTI OBJECTIVE; MULTI OBJECTIVE EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; NON-DOMINATED SORTING GENETIC ALGORITHMS; SUPPLY CHAIN EFFICIENCY; VENDOR MANAGED INVENTORY; VENDOR-MANAGED INVENTORY (VMI);

GENETIC ALGORITHMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; SUPPLY CHAINS;

MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 79951578482     PISSN: 09574174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2010.12.072     Document Type: Article

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