e-ISSN 2231-8542
ISSN 1511-3701
Manpreet Singh, Divya Aggarwal and Vijay Kumar
Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science, Volume 26, Issue 3, July 2018
Keywords: Benders Decomposition, Cross-docking, Dual Sub-Problem, Master Problem, Mixed Integer Programming
Published on: 31 Jul 2018
This paper proposes the Benders Decomposition approach for modelling distribution networks with cross-docking centres. The cross-docking centre eliminates the requirement for inventory stores. The mathematical formulation of the proposed model is also presented, and the latter consists of plants, cross-docking centres and distribution centres. The Bender Decomposition approach is utilised to solve the proposed model which is tested on 15 different characteristics of test instances. The effect of plants, and cross-docking centres are also investigated. The experimental results reveal the proposed formulation provides promising solutions with reasonable computation time.
ISSN 1511-3701
e-ISSN 2231-8542