An integrated location-inventory problem in a closed-loop supply chain with third-party logistics

Li, Yanhui; Guo, Huan; Zhang, Ying

doi:10.1080/00207543.2017.1338781

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“…The coding method of the solution is one of the keys to solve the problem by the heuristic algorithm, which directly affects the efficiency of the algorithm. This paper uses the natural number encoding method commonly used in solving VRP [20,21]. The solution S is coded as a natural number as shown in Equation 9, where S represents the current solution; R ij is the service path, representing the j-th path serviced by the i-th professional technician; U represents the set of points that are not visited:…”

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Human Resource Scheduling Model and Algorithm with Time Windows and Multi-Skill Constraints

Zuo

et al. 2019

Mathematics

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In situations where an organization has limited human resources and a lack of multi-skilled employees, organizations pay more and more attention to cost control and personnel arrangements. Based on the consideration of the service personnel scheduling as well as the routing arrangement, service personnel of different skills were divided into different types according to their multiple skills. A mathematical programming model was developed to reduce the actual cost of organization. Then, a hybrid meta heuristic that combines a tabu search algorithm with a simulated annealing was designed to solve the problem. This meta heuristic employs several neighborhood search operators and integrates the advantages of both the tabu search algorithm and the simulated annealing algorithm. Finally, the stability and validity of the algorithm were validated by the tests of several kinds of examples.

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Section: Path Codingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Human Resource Scheduling Model and Algorithm with Time Windows and Multi-Skill Constraints

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“…They found that there is a need to increase the awareness regarding the importance of product and component reuse among consumers to improve the cost-effectiveness of the recovery network. Likewise, Li, Guo, and Zhang (2018) studied the MINLP model for a closed-loop system with a 3PL and decided the location and inventory decisions together.…”

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A three-phase heuristic approach for reverse logistics network design incorporating carbon footprint

Kumar

Ballantyne

2018

International Journal of Production Research

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Reverse logistics (RL) is emerging as a significant area of activity for business and industry, motivated by both commercial profitability and wider environmental sustainability factors. However, planning and implementing an appropriate RL network within existing supply chains for product recovery that increases customer satisfaction, decreases overall costs, and provides a competitive advantage over other companies is complex. In the current study, we developed a mixed integer linear programming (MILP) model for a reverse logistics network design (RLND) in a multi-period setting. The RL network consists of collection centres, capacitated inspection and remanufacturing centres and customer zones to serve. Moreover, the model incorporates significant characteristics such as vehicle type selection and carbon emissions (through transportation and operations). Since the network design problems are NP-hard, we first propose a solution approach based on benders decomposition (BD). Then, based on the structure of the problem we propose a three-phase heuristic approach. Finally, to establish the performance and robustness of the proposed solution approach, the results are compared with benchmark results obtained using CPLEX in terms of both solution quality and computational time. From the computational results, we validated that the three-phase heuristic approach performs superior to the BD and Branch &Cut approach.

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“…A combination of network design and production planning and inventory issues was offered by Li, Guo and Zhang [152], who studied the location and inventory decisions jointly in a closed loop supply chain with a 3PL. Huang, Song, Lee and Ching [153] followed a different approach, when they focused on the selection of effective operating modes and competition.…”

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A Systematic Review of 3pls’ Entry Into Reverse Logistics

Tombido

Louw²,

Eeden³

2018

SAJIE

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The concepts of Industry 4.0 and closed loop supply chains are becoming popular as logistics management evolves. Industry 4.0, through its instruments such as cloud manufacturing and the Internet of Things, has been known to improve operations management significantly. At the same time, closed loop supply chains have gained momentum with the increase in environmental sustainability issues. However, closed loop supply chains are often associated with uncertainties in the timing, quality, and quantity of returns. For these and other reasons, most organisations employ third parties to perform most reverse logistics activities. This paper systematically reviews the literature on the entry and use of third parties in reverse logistics with the objective of providing researchers with future research directions for this fast-emerging topic. The results show that there is a need to expand on the literature and on managerial issues such as performance measurement of reverse logistics networks with third parties. The literature also needs to consider how third parties use technological aspects such as Industry 4.0 to manage and operate reverse supply chains successfully.

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An integrated location-inventory problem in a closed-loop supply chain with third-party logistics

Cited by 53 publications

References 44 publications

Human Resource Scheduling Model and Algorithm with Time Windows and Multi-Skill Constraints

Human Resource Scheduling Model and Algorithm with Time Windows and Multi-Skill Constraints

A three-phase heuristic approach for reverse logistics network design incorporating carbon footprint

A Systematic Review of 3pls’ Entry Into Reverse Logistics

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