| Article ID: | iaor20082474 |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Volume: | 107 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Start Page Number: | 502 |
| End Page Number: | 510 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2007 |
| Journal: | International Journal of Production Economics |
| Authors: | Liao Zhiying, Rittscher Jens |
| Keywords: | decision theory: multiple criteria, heuristics: genetic algorithms |
This paper develops a multi-objective programming model, integrating supplier selection, procurement lot sizing and carrier selection decisions for a single purchasing item over multiple planning periods while demand quantities are known but inconstant, i.e. dynamic demand conditions. A genetic algorithm with problem specific operators is developed and a numerical example is presented.