A tabu search algorithm for the relocation problem in a warehousing system

Lu Chen, André Langevin and Diane Riopel

International Journal of Production Economics, 2011, vol. 129, issue 1, 147-156

Abstract: Relocation of items in a warehousing system is usually used when the handling machines become the bottleneck. This paper addresses the optimization problem of relocation in a warehouse with dynamic operating policy. An integer linear programming formulation is proposed. A two-stage heuristic method is developed to generate an initial solution. A tabu search algorithm is proposed to improve the solution. Two relocation policies are studied and their performances are compared.

Keywords: Warehousing; Peak; load; Relocation; Tabu; search; Linear; relaxation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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