Reliable design of a forward/reverse logistics network under uncertainty: A robust-M/M/c queuing model
Behnam Vahdani,
Reza Tavakkoli-Moghaddam,
Mohammad Modarres and
Armand Baboli
Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 2012, vol. 48, issue 6, 1152-1168
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This paper presents a novel model for designing a reliable network of facilities in closed-loop supply chain under uncertainty. For this purpose, a bi-objective mathematical programming formulation is developed which minimizes the total costs and the expected transportation costs after failures of facilities of a logistics network. To solve the model, a new hybrid solution methodology is introduced by combining robust optimization approach, queuing theory and fuzzy multi-objective programming. Computational experiments are provided for a number of test problems using a realistic network instance.
Keywords: Closed-loop supply chain (CLSC); Reliability; Robust optimization; Queuing theory; Fuzzy multi-objective programming (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2012.06.002
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