Two-stage optimisation method for material flow and allocation management in cross-docking networks


KÜÇÜKOĞLU İ., ÖZTÜRK N.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH, cilt.55, sa.2, ss.410-429, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 55 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/00207543.2016.1184346
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.410-429
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: cross-docking, material flow, two-dimensional loading, integer programming, genetic algorithm, SUPPLY CHAIN NETWORK, DISTRIBUTION PLANNING PROBLEM, PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION, GENETIC ALGORITHM, TRANSPORTATION PROBLEM, ASSIGNMENT PROBLEM, DESIGN, HYBRID, INVENTORY, HEURISTICS
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Cross-docking is a relatively new logistics strategy in which items are moved from suppliers to customers through cross-docking centres without putting them into long-term storage. An important decision during the planning of cross-docking operations is related to the material flow management in the network, which has great potential to reduce transportation costs. However, until now, there has been a lack of studies regarding operations for both transportation of trucks between locations and trans-shipment of items in cross-docking centres. This study presents a novel two-stage mixed integer linear mathematical model for the transportation problem of cross-docking network design integrated with truck-door assignments to minimise total transportation costs from suppliers to customers. This model also considers incoming/outgoing truck-loading plans and product allocations in the cross-docking area with regard to the two-dimensional physical constraints. Due to the complexity of the problem, a genetic algorithm (GA) is proposed to solve large-sized problems. Computational studies are conducted to examine the validity of the two-stage model and performance of the GA. The computational studies show that the introduced model provides a comprehensive plan for material flow management in cross-docking networks and proposed GA is capable of obtaining effective results for the problem within a short computational time.