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Optimizing multi-supplier multi-item joint replenishment problem for non-instantaneous deteriorating items with quantity discounts

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  • Xueyi Ai
  • Yi Yue
  • Haoxuan Xu
  • Xudong Deng

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This paper deals with a new joint replenishment problem, in which a number of non-instantaneous deteriorating items are replenished from several suppliers under different quantity discounts schemes. Involving both joint replenishment decisions and supplier selection decisions makes the problem to be NP-hard. In particular, the consideration of non-instantaneous deterioration makes it more challenging to handle. We first construct a mathematical model integrated with a supplier selection system and a joint replenishment program for non-instantaneous deteriorating items to formulate the problem. Then we develop a novel swarm intelligence optimization algorithm, the Improved Moth-flame Optimization (IMFO) algorithm, to solve the proposed model. The results of several numerical experiments analyses reveal that the IMFO algorithm is an effective algorithm for solving the proposed model in terms of solution quality and searching stableness. Finally, we conduct extensive experiments to further investigate the performance of the proposed model.

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  • Xueyi Ai & Yi Yue & Haoxuan Xu & Xudong Deng, 2021. "Optimizing multi-supplier multi-item joint replenishment problem for non-instantaneous deteriorating items with quantity discounts," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 16(2), pages 1-22, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0246035
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0246035
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