The exact solution of several classes of inventory-routing problems
The exact solution of several classes of inventory-routing problems
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10.1016/j.cor.2012.08.012
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2013-02
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Leandro C. Coelho;G. Laporte
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作者:
Leandro C. Coelho;G. Laporte
In order to be competitive companies need to take advantage of synergistic interactions between different decision areas. Two of these are related to the distribution and inventory management processes. Inventory-Routing Problems (IRPs) arise when inventory and routing decisions must be made simultaneously, which yields a difficult combinatorial optimization problem. In this paper, we propose a branch-and-cut algorithm for the exact solution of several classes of IRPs. Specifically, we solve the multi-vehicle IRP with a homogeneous and a heterogeneous fleet, the IRP with transshipment options, and the IRP with added consistency features. We perform an extensive computational analysis on benchmark instances.