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Network scheduling problem with cross-docking and loading constraints

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Author(s):
Castellucci, Pedro B. [1] ; Costa, Alysson M. [2] ; Toledo, Franklina [3]
Total Authors: 3
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Fed Santa Catarina, Dept Informat & Estat, Florianopolis, SC - Brazil
[2] Univ Melbourne, Sch Math & Stat, Melbourne, Vic - Australia
[3] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Ciencias Matemat & Comp, Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: Computers & Operations Research; v. 132, AUG 2021.
Web of Science Citations: 1
Abstract

Cross-docking is a logistic strategy which can increase rates of consolidation, and reduce distribution and storage costs and delivery times. The optimization literature on cross-docking has mostly focused on the modeling and solution of problems considering a single cross-docking facility. Networks with multiple cross-docks remain rather unexplored and the few papers that deal with the problem do this by simplifying the geometry of the goods. We intend to shorten this gap by proposing a mixed-integer linear programming model for optimizing distribution and delay costs for the transportation of goods in open networks with multiple cross-docks considering the three-dimensional aspects of the cargo. Also, we propose a logic-based Benders decomposition strategy which allow for the solution of larger instances when compared with those that can be handled by a branch-and-cut MIP solver. Experiments showed that the decomposition can handle instances with two times more nodes and five times more boxes than a direct use of the solver. Also, the framework is flexible enough to accommodate other features of practical cases. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 15/15024-8 - Cross-docking and packing integration problem with environmental aspects
Grantee:Pedro Belin Castellucci
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
FAPESP's process: 13/07375-0 - CeMEAI - Center for Mathematical Sciences Applied to Industry
Grantee:Francisco Louzada Neto
Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Research, Innovation and Dissemination Centers - RIDC
FAPESP's process: 17/01097-9 - Models and exact methods for the integration of scheduling in cross-docking and container loading problems
Grantee:Pedro Belin Castellucci
Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Doctorate