A novel multi-objective optimization approach for sustainable supply chain: A case study in packaging industry

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 29-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Giray Resat ◽  
Berkcan Unsal
2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Reza Ehtesham Rasi ◽  
Mehdi Sohanian

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to design and optimize economic and environmental dimensions in a sustainable supply chain (SSC) network. This paper developed a mixed-integer linear programing (MILP) model to incorporate economical and environmental data for multi-objective optimization of the SSC network. Design/methodology/approach The overall objective of the present study is to use high-quality raw materials, at the same time the lowest amount of pollution emission and the highest profitability is achieved. The model in the problem is solved using two algorithms, namely, multi-objective genetic and multi-objective particle swarm. In this research, to integrate sustainable supplier selection and optimization of sustainability performance indicators in supply chain network design considering minimization of cost and time and maximization of sustainability indexes of the system. Findings The differences found between the genetic algorithms (GAs) and the MILP approaches can be explained by handling the constraints and their various logics. The solutions are contrasted with the original crisp model based on either MILP or GA, offering more robustness to the proposed approach. Practical implications The model is applied to Mega Motor company to optimize the sustainability performance of the supply chain i.e. economic (cost), social (time) and environmental (pollution of raw material). The research method has two approaches, namely, applied and mathematical modeling. Originality/value There is limited research designing and optimizing the SSC network. This study is among the first to integrate sustainable supplier selection and optimization of sustainability performance indicators in supply chain network design considering minimization of cost and time and maximization of sustainability indexes of the system.


2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (05) ◽  
pp. 1760016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shubhashis Kumar Shil ◽  
Samira Sadaoui

This study introduces an advanced Combinatorial Reverse Auction (CRA), multi-units, multiattributes and multi-objective, which is subject to buyer and seller trading constraints. Conflicting objectives may occur since the buyer can maximize some attributes and minimize some others. To address the Winner Determination (WD) problem for this type of CRAs, we propose an optimization approach based on genetic algorithms that we integrate with our variants of diversity and elitism strategies to improve the solution quality. Moreover, by maximizing the buyer’s revenue, our approach is able to return the best solution for our complex WD problem. We conduct a case study as well as simulated testing to illustrate the importance of the diversity and elitism schemes. We also validate the proposed WD method through simulated experiments by generating large instances of our CRA problem. The experimental results demonstrate on one hand the performance of our WD method in terms of several quality measures, like solution quality, run-time complexity and trade-off between convergence and diversity, and on the other hand, it’s significant superiority to well-known heuristic and exact WD techniques that have been implemented for much simpler CRAs.


2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (24) ◽  
pp. 13617
Author(s):  
Chamari Pamoshika Jayarathna ◽  
Duzgun Agdas ◽  
Les Dawes ◽  
Tan Yigitcanlar

There are several methods available for modeling sustainable supply chain and logistics (SSCL) issues. Multi-objective optimization (MOO) has been a widely used method in SSCL modeling (SSCLM), nonetheless selecting a suitable optimization technique and solution method is still of interest as model performance is highly dependent on decision-making variables of the model development process. This study provides insights from the analysis of 95 scholarly articles to identify research gaps in the MOO for SSCLM and to assist decision-makers in selecting suitable MOO techniques and solution methods. The results of the analysis indicate that economic and environmental aspects of sustainability are the main context of SSCLM, where the social aspect is still limited. More SSCLMs for sourcing, distribution, and transportation phases of the supply chain are required. Additionally, more sophisticated techniques and solution methods, including hybrid metaheuristics approaches, are needed in SSCLM.


2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-59
Author(s):  
Hong Zhang ◽  
Lu Yu

Delivery of the prefabricated components may be disrupted by low productivity and various of traffic restrictions, thus delaying the prefabricated construction project. However, planning of the prefabricated component supply chain (PCSC) under disruptions has seldom been studied. This paper studies the construction schedule-dependent resilience for the PCSC plan by considering transportation costs and proposes a multi-objective optimization model. First, the PCSC planning problem regarding schedule-dependent resilience and resultant transportation cost is analyzed. Second, a quantification scheme of the schedule-dependent resilience of the PCSC plan is proposed. Third, formulation of the resilience-cost tradeoff optimization model for the PCSC planning is developed. Fourth, the multi-objective particle swarm optimization (MOPSO)-based method for solving the resilience-cost tradeoff model is presented. Finally, a case study is presented to demonstrate and justify the developed method. This study contributes to the knowledge and methodologies for PCSC management by addressing resilience at the planning stage.


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