Heuristic Techniques for Simultaneous Scheduling of Production and Distribution in Multi-Echelon Structures: Theory and Empirical Comparisons

DOI10.1287/MNSC.27.3.336zbMATH Open0453.90044OpenAlexW1998962961MaRDI QIDQ3901282FDOQ3901282

Authors: Jack F. Williams 

Publication date: 1981

Published in: Management Science (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.27.3.336

zbMATH Keywords

theoryheuristic algorithmscomputational studydeterministic demandrandom test problemscomparison of algorithmsinfinite planning horizonproduction and distributionempirical comparisonsassembly networksimultaneous schedulingarborescence networkheuristic techniqueminimization of total inventory costsmulti-echelon structuresproduction- distribution scheduling

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Numerical mathematical programming methods (65K05) Programming involving graphs or networks (90C35) Deterministic scheduling theory in operations research (90B35) Dynamic programming (90C39) Specification and verification (program logics, model checking, etc.) (68Q60) Inventory, storage, reservoirs (90B05) Production models (90B30)

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• Heuristic methods and applications: A categorized survey
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• A hyper-heuristic for distributed parallel machine scheduling with machine-dependent processing and sequence-dependent setup times
• Decomposition based hybrid VNS-TS algorithm for distributed parallel factories scheduling with virtual corporation
• A heuristic algorithm for a supply chain's production-distribution planning
• An ERNSGA‐III algorithm for the production and distribution planning problem in the multiagent supply chain
• Performance characteristic of stochastic integrated production- distribution systems
• Integrated production/distribution planning in supply chains: An invited review
• Multilevel capacitated lotsizing complexity and LP-based heuristics
• Supply chain partnerships: Opportunities for operations research
• Optimal stationary policies in a 3-stage serial production-distribution logistic chain facing constant and continuous demand
• CentralizedVERSUSdecentralized production planning

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