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Cloud-based solution approach for a large size logistics network planning

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During the last two decades, due to environmental laws and the competitive environment, the formulation of effective closed-loop supply chain networks has attracted researchers’ attention. On the other hand, although there are many metaheuristics applied for these NP-hard problems, applying more efficient and effective algorithms with tailor-made local searches and solution representation is inevitable. In this paper, mixed-integer linear programming is assumed to deliver the final product to customers in the forward direction from suppliers through manufacturers and distribution centers (DCs). Simultaneously, collecting recycled products from customers and entering them into the recovery or landfilling cycle is examined. Mathematical modeling of this problem aims to minimize both the costs of opening facilities at potential locations as well as the optimal flow of materials across the network layers. Due to the NP-hard nature of the problem, a cloud-based simulated annealing algorithm (CSA) has been applied for the first time in this area. Moreover, a spanning tree-based method which occupies the least number of arrays, regarding the other methods of the literature has been adopted. To analyze the accuracy and the speed of the investigated algorithm, we have compared its performance with the genetic algorithm (GA) and the simulated annealing (SA) algorithm (which were applied in the literature). The results, regarding cost function, show that the CSA algorithm provides more effective results than the other two ones. Moreover, regarding CPU time, although the CSA shows better results than GA, statistically, it failed to show more efficient results than SA.

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  1. Mines Saint-Etienne, Univ Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, UMR 6158 LIMOS, Institut Henri Fayol, 42023, Saint-Etienne, France

    Ehsan Yadegari

  2. Institute of Sustainable Business and Organizations Sciences and Humanities Confluence Research Center- UCLY, ESDES, Lyon, France

    Elham Jelodari Mamaghani

  3. Industrial Management Group, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

    Maryam Afghah

  4. Department Industrial Management, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

    Mohsen Abdoli & Amir Daneshvar

  5. Department of Information Technology Management, Electronic Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

    Amir Daneshvar

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Yadegari, E., Mamaghani, E.J., Afghah, M. et al. Cloud-based solution approach for a large size logistics network planning. Evol. Intel. 16, 1985–1998 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12065-023-00816-4

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