Transportation problem with plant closure and relocation of machines
This paper is interested in a food industrial group which
produces large quantities of sugar and distributes it to
warehouses and customers. The group should review its
distribution policy, in particular, to optimize transportation
costs and reduce losses caused by the current organization.
In this paper, we propose an integer linear model to optimize
the travel of full loaded trucks taking into account respect of
the groups peculiarities. We study a second integer linear
model taking into account transportation and production costs
and allowing the possibility of closing some plants. Finally,
the last model aims to review the production capacity of each
plant through a redeployment of its production lines.
Keywords: transportation problem, distribution, plant closure, relocation of machines, integer linear programming, sugar.
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ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Lmariouh Jamal
LABORATOIRE QSM, ECOLE MOHAMMEDIA D\'INGENIEURS \"EMI\"
Jamali Anouar
CELOG, ECOLE SUPERIEURE DES INDUSTRIES DU TEXTILE ET DE L\'HABILLEMENT \"ESITH\"
Elhachemi Nizar
LABORATOIRE LERMA, ECOLE MOHAMMEDIA D\'INGENIEURS \"EMI\"
Bouami Driss
LABORATOIRE QSM, ECOLE MOHAMMEDIA D\'INGENIEURS \"EMI\"
Lmariouh Jamal
LABORATOIRE QSM, ECOLE MOHAMMEDIA D\'INGENIEURS \"EMI\"
Jamali Anouar
CELOG, ECOLE SUPERIEURE DES INDUSTRIES DU TEXTILE ET DE L\'HABILLEMENT \"ESITH\"
Elhachemi Nizar
LABORATOIRE LERMA, ECOLE MOHAMMEDIA D\'INGENIEURS \"EMI\"
Bouami Driss
LABORATOIRE QSM, ECOLE MOHAMMEDIA D\'INGENIEURS \"EMI\"
