Returnable transport item; Closed-loop supply chain; Inventory routing problem
Abstract :
[en] Reducing environmental impact, related regulations and potential for operational benefits are the main reasons why companies share their Returnable Transport Items (RTIs) among different partners of a closed-loop supply chain. This research deals with an inventory-routing problem with pickups and deliveries of RTIs. A mixed-integer linear program is developed and tested on small instances. To handle realistic large size problems, a clustering algorithm is coupled with a simulation model. This hybrid heuristic allows assessing the benefits of information and RTIs sharing among partners.
Disciplines :
Quantitative methods in economics & management
Author, co-author :
Iassinovskaia, Galina; Université Catholique de Louvain - UCL Mons
Limbourg, Sabine ; Université de Liège - ULiège > HEC-Ecole de gestion : UER > UER Opérations : Logistique
Riane, Fouad; Université Catholique de Louvain - UCL Mons
Language :
English
Title :
Inventory-routing problem with pickups and deliveries of RTI in closed-loop supply chain
Publication date :
17 July 2014
Event name :
20th Conference of the international Federation of Operational research societies