An improved genetic algorithm for optimizing total supply chain cost in inventory location routing problem

Integrating inventory, location, and routing decisions in supply chains may considerably impact their performance. In this paper, the Inventory Location Routing Problem (ILRP) is considered while adopting the Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) strategy. A mathematical model is formulated to minimize the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ahmad Sayed Saif-Eddine, Mohammed Mostafa El-Beheiry, Amin Kamel El-Kharbotly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-03-01
Series:Ain Shams Engineering Journal
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090447918300935