Multiple criteria optimization of contemporary logistics distribution network problems

Multiple criteria optimization of contemporary logistics distribution network problems

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Article ID: iaor2010953
Volume: 23
Issue: 1
Start Page Number: 27
End Page Number: 43
Publication Date: Apr 2010
Journal: OR Insight
Authors: , ,
Keywords: supply & supply chains
Abstract:

In the contemporary customer-driven supply chain, maximization of customer service plays an equally important role as minimization of costs for a company to retain and increase its competitiveness. This article develops a multiple-criteria optimization approach, combining the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and an integer linear programming (ILP) model, to aid the design of an optimal logistics distribution network. The proposed approach outperforms traditional cost-based optimization techniques because it considers both quantitative and qualitative factors and also aims at maximizing the benefits of deliverer and customers. In the approach, the AHP is used to determine the relative importance weightings or priorities of alternative warehouses with respect to some critical customer-oriented criteria. The results of AHP prioritization are utilized as the input of the ILP model, the objective of which is to select the best warehouses at the lowest possible cost. In this article, two commercial packages are used: including Expert Choice and LINDO.

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