| Article ID: | iaor2002635 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 32 |
| Issue: | 8 |
| Start Page Number: | 727 |
| End Page Number: | 734 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2000 |
| Journal: | IIE Transactions |
| Authors: | Laporte Gilbert, Sriskandarajah C., Asef-Vaziri A. |
| Keywords: | programming: integer |
The purpose of this article is to formulate and solve a shortest loop problem associated with the design of material flow handling systems in factories. The problem is formulated as an Integer Linear Program (ILP) initially containing a very large number of constraints. Several simplifications are proposed in order to reduce the problem to a size amenable by standard ILP solvers. Computational results confirm the efficiency and practicality of the proposed approach.