A Benders’ decomposition algorithm for optimizing distribution of perishable products considering postharvest biological behavior in agri-food supply chain: a case study of tomato

Central European Journal of Operations Research

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 29-54

  Ghezavati, V R ^a   Hooshyar, S ^a   Tavakkoli Moghaddam, R ^b,c  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^c Research Center for Organizational Processes Improvement   (Iran)

Author keywords

Agri food supply chain; Benders decomposition; Fair pricing; Fresh products; Mixed integer programming; Postharvest maturity behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 84941365448     PISSN: 1435246X     EISSN: 16139178     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10100-015-0418-3     Document Type: Article

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