Title
Optimizing a Just-In-Time logistics network problem under fuzzy supply and demand: two parameter-tuned metaheuristics algorithms.
Abstract
Just-In-Time (JIT) is a popular philosophy in many industrial practices. The concept of JIT in early studies concerned with improving operational efficiency and waste minimization. In recent decades, however, JIT principles have also connected to logistics efficiency particularly for distribution of raw materials and finished goods. In the literature, several attempts have been made to optimize JIT logistics networks. On the one hand, most studies have typically focused on deterministic and small-scale problems which have been solved by exact algorithms. On the other hand, when large-scale problems were considered and usually were solved by metaheuristics algorithms, uncertainty sources and fine-tuning of the metaheuristics parameters were generally ignored. In this paper, we develop a mixed-integer linear optimization model to investigate a large-scale JIT logistics problem with 15 different sizes. To deal with different uncertainty sources, the customers demand and suppliers’ capacity as the two main sources of uncertainty in practice are considered as triangular fuzzy parameters. The proposed model aims to minimize total logistics cost including costs of transportation, inventory holding and backorders. A particle swarm optimization algorithm is applied to solve the problem, and its results are then validated by a harmony search algorithm. Both algorithms parameters are tuned using response surface methodology and Taguchi method. Finally, the conclusion and some directions for future research are proposed.
Year
DOI
Venue
2018
10.1007/s00521-017-2920-0
Neural Computing and Applications
Keywords
Field
DocType
JIT logistics, Fuzzy supply and demand, Particle swarm optimization, Harmony search algorithm, Taguchi method, Response surface methodology
Particle swarm optimization,Mathematical optimization,Fuzzy logic,Algorithm,Taguchi methods,Minification,Linear programming,Harmony search,Operational efficiency,Mathematics,Metaheuristic
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
30
10
1433-3058
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.35
10
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Ashkan Memari1262.77
Robiah Binti Ahmad2132.09
Abdul Rahman Bin Abdul Rahim310.69
Adnan Hassan4143.48