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Valid inequalities for the single-item capacitated lot sizing problem with step-wise costs

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  • AKBALIK, Ayse
  • POCHET, Yves

    (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL). Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE))

Abstract

This paper presents a new class of valid inequalities for the single-item capacitated lotsizing problem with step-wise production costs (LS-SW). We first provide a survey of different optimization methods proposed to solve LS-SW. Then, flow cover and flow cover inequalities derived from the single node flow set are described in order to generate the new class of valid inequalities. The single node flow set can be seen as a generalization of some valid relaxations of LS-SW. A new class of valid inequalities we call mixed flow cover, is derived from the integer flow cover inequalities by a lifting procedure. The lifting coefficients are sequence independent when the batch sizes (V) and the production capacities (P) are constant and if V divides P. When the restriction of the divisibility is removed, the lifting coefficients are shown to be sequence independent. We identify some cases where the mixed flow cover inequalities are facet defining. A cutting plane algorithmis proposed for these three classes of valid inequalities. The exact separation algorithmproposed for the constant capacitated case runs in polynomial time. Finally, some computational results are given to compare the performance of the different optimization methods including the new class of valid inequalities.

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  • AKBALIK, Ayse & POCHET, Yves, 2007. "Valid inequalities for the single-item capacitated lot sizing problem with step-wise costs," LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE 2007087, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE).
    • Handle: RePEc:cor:louvco:2007087
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