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Determine the optimal carrier selection for a logistics network based on multi-commodity reliability criterion

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From the perspective of supply chain management, the selected carrier plays an important role in freight delivery. This article proposes a new criterion of multi-commodity reliability and optimises the carrier selection based on such a criterion for logistics networks with routes and nodes, over which multiple commodities are delivered. Carrier selection concerns the selection of exactly one carrier to deliver freight on each route. The capacity of each carrier has several available values associated with a probability distribution, since some of a carrier’s capacity may be reserved for various orders. Therefore, the logistics network, given any carrier selection, is a multi-commodity multi-state logistics network. Multi-commodity reliability is defined as a probability that the logistics network can satisfy a customer’s demand for various commodities, and is a performance indicator for freight delivery. To solve this problem, this study proposes an optimisation algorithm that integrates genetic algorithm, minimal paths and Recursive Sum of Disjoint Products. A practical example in which multi-sized LCD monitors are delivered from China to Germany is considered to illustrate the solution procedure.

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Judul Seri

International Journal of Systems Science

No. Panggil

ATC LO LIN y

Penerbit

Taiwan : Taylor and Francis., 2013

Deskripsi Fisik

18 p.

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

1464–5319

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LO

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Tipe Media

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Tipe Pembawa

online resource

Edisi

Vol. 44, No. 5, May 2013, 949–965

Subjek

genetic algorithm
multi-commodity reliability
multi-commodity multi-state logistics network
optimal carrier selection
available capacity
recursive sum of disjoint products

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Pernyataan Tanggungjawab

Yi-Kuei Lin

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