Title
Hybrid Heuristic For The Location-Inventory-Routing Problem In Closed-Loop Supply Chain
Abstract
This study examines a location-inventory-routing problem in a closed-loop supply chain (LIRP-CL) that considers random demands, as well as random returns, from customers. In reality, some of the returned products can be remanufactured as new products, and they share the same channel with new products. This practice renders previous models no longer appropriate. We consider this practice in this paper and build a new LIRP-CL system. To minimize the total costs of the system, this paper determines the locations of distribution centers and remanufacturing centers, the inventory level of the system, and the delivery routes from distribution centers to customers and from customers to remanufacturing centers. A mixed integer nonlinear model was developed to solve this problem. To solve the model, a novel hybrid heuristic algorithm based on tabu search and simulated annealing is proposed. The computational results and sensitivity analysis are presented. In addition, some managerial insights are proposed.
Year
DOI
Venue
2021
10.1111/itor.12621
INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS IN OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
Keywords
DocType
Volume
reverse logistics, remanufacturing, location&#8208, inventory&#8208, routing problem, heuristic
Journal
28
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
3
0969-6016
1
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.35
14
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Qunli Yuchi110.35
Nengmin Wang26912.60
Zhengwen He3183.89
Haoxun Chen477360.23