Vehicle Routing Problem for Fashion Supply Chains with Cross-Docking
Joint Authors
Choi, Tsan-Ming
Zhao, Yingxue
Hu, Zhi-Hua
Source
Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-03-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Cross-docking, as a strategy to reduce lead time and enhance the efficiency of the fashion supply chain, has attracted substantial attention from both the academy and the industry.
Cross-docking is a critical part of many fashion and textiles supply chains in practice because it can help to achieve many supply chain strategies such as postponement.
We consider a model where there are multiple suppliers and customers in a single cross-docking center.
With such a model setting, the issue concerning the coordinated routing between the inbound and outbound routes is much more complex than many traditional vehicle routing problems (VRPs).
We formulate the optimal route selection problems from the suppliers to the cross-docking center and from the cross-docking center to the customers as the respective VRPs.
Based on the relationships between the suppliers and the customers, we integrate the two VRP models to optimize the overall traveling time, distance, and waiting time at the cross-docking center.
In addition, we propose a novel mixed 0/1 integer linear programming model by which the complexity of the problem can be reduced significantly.
As demonstrated by the simulation analysis, our proposed model can be solved very efficiently by a commonly used optimization software package.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hu, Zhi-Hua& Zhao, Yingxue& Choi, Tsan-Ming. 2013. Vehicle Routing Problem for Fashion Supply Chains with Cross-Docking. Mathematical Problems in Engineering،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hu, Zhi-Hua…[et al.]. Vehicle Routing Problem for Fashion Supply Chains with Cross-Docking. Mathematical Problems in Engineering No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1009128
American Medical Association (AMA)
Hu, Zhi-Hua& Zhao, Yingxue& Choi, Tsan-Ming. Vehicle Routing Problem for Fashion Supply Chains with Cross-Docking. Mathematical Problems in Engineering. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1009128
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1009128