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Jamal Arkat

Jamal Arkat

Academic rank: Professor
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Education: PhD.
ScopusId: 55912953100
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Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Address: Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran
Phone: 08733660073

Research

Title
Bi-objective covering tour location routing problem with replenishment at intermediate depots: Formulation and meta-heuristics
Type
JournalPaper
Keywords
Location routing problem, Humanitarian logistics, Intermediate facility, NSGAII algorithm
Year
2017
Journal COMPUTERS & INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
DOI
Researchers Arman Nedjati ، Gokhan Izbirak ، Jamal Arkat

Abstract

The Covering tour Location Routing Problem with Replenishment at intermediate depots (CLRPR) is an extension of location routing problem with service time restriction, replenishment at intermediate depots, and customer mobility in a predefined walking distance. Among the different applications of the problem, this study concentrates on the post-earthquake relief distribution system. This paper represents a new bi-objective integer linear programming model that minimizes the total weighted waiting time and the total amount of lost demands. The mathematical model is coded in GAMS software and solved optimally by Cplex solver with epsilon-constraint method. In order to cope with the NP-hardness feature of the problem, the NSGAII multi-objective algorithm with two distinct improvements are proposed as heuristic solution procedures. The results of 36 randomly generated test problems were analyzed in terms of quality, quantity, diversity and spread of Pareto front solutions.