The supply-chain pick-up and delivery problems with transshipments

DONDO, RODOLFO G.; MENDEZ, CARLOS A.; CERDA, JAIME

Computer Aided Chemical Engineering - 26

Elsevier Science B.V.

Lugar: Amsterdam, Holanda; Año: 2009; p. 1009 - 1014

In this work, a strict MILP formulation for the supply-chain pick-up and delivery problem with transshipments is presented (SC-PDP-T). This problem adds the option for transferring goods from one vehicle to another. This additional flexibility is very attractive for the optimal management of supply chains. Based on the novel features of the SC-PDP-T, this work addresses the major modeling and solution issues related to this problem by presenting a new MILP-based strategy to find the set of decisions to optimally manage complex multi-site distribution systems of moderate-size.