Heuristics for a multiperiod inventory routing problem with production decisions

Manufacturers who resupply a large number of retailers on a periodic basis continually struggle with the question of how to formulate a replenishment strategy. This paper presents a comparative analysis of a series of heuristics for an inventory routing problem (IRP) that arises in a manufacturing s...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Computers & industrial engineering 2009-10, Vol.57 (3), p.713-723
Hauptverfasser:	Bard, Jonathan F., Nananukul, Narameth
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Branch & bound algorithms Branch-and-price Comparative analysis Heuristic Heuristics Integer programming Inventory Inventory management Inventory routing Routing Studies Supply chain management Vehicle routing
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