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DESMILS: a decision support approach for multi-item lot sizing using interactive multiobjective optimization

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  • Adhe Kania

    (University of Jyvaskyla, Faculty of Information Technology
    Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences)

  • Bekir Afsar

    (University of Jyvaskyla, Faculty of Information Technology)

  • Kaisa Miettinen

    (University of Jyvaskyla, Faculty of Information Technology)

  • Juha Sipilä

    (JAMK University of Applied Sciences, School of Technology)

Abstract

We propose a decision support approach, called DESMILS, to solve multi-item lot sizing problems with a large number of items by using single-item multiobjective lot sizing models. This approach for making lot sizing decisions considers multiple conflicting objective functions and incorporates a decision maker’s preferences to find the most preferred Pareto optimal solutions. DESMILS applies clustering, and items in one cluster are treated utilizing preferences that the decision maker has provided for a representative item of the cluster. Thus, the decision maker provides preferences to solve the single-item lot sizing problem for few items only and not for every item. The lot sizes are obtained by solving a multiobjective optimization problem with an interactive method, which iteratively incorporates preference information and supports the decision maker in learning about the trade-offs involved. As a proof of concept to demonstrate the behavior of DESMILS, we solve a multi-item lot sizing problem of a manufacturing company utilizing their real data. We describe how the supply chain manager as the decision maker found Pareto optimal lot sizes for 94 items by solving the single-item multiobjective lot sizing problem for only ten representative items. He found the solutions acceptable and the solution process convenient saving a significant amount of his time.

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  • Adhe Kania & Bekir Afsar & Kaisa Miettinen & Juha Sipilä, 2024. "DESMILS: a decision support approach for multi-item lot sizing using interactive multiobjective optimization," Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, Springer, vol. 35(3), pages 1373-1387, March.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:joinma:v:35:y:2024:i:3:d:10.1007_s10845-023-02112-5
    DOI: 10.1007/s10845-023-02112-5
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