7 research outputs found
A viral system algorithm to optimize the car dispatching in elevator group control systems of tall buildings
Nowadays is very common the presence of tall buildings in the business centres of
the main cities of the world. Such buildings require the installation of numerous lifts that are
coordinated and managed under a unique control system. Population working in the buildings
follows a similar traffic pattern generating situations of traffic congestion. The problem arises
when a passenger makes a hall call wishing to travel to another floor of the building. The
dispatching of the most suitable car is the optimization problem we are tackling in this paper.
We develop a viral system algorithm which is based on a bio-inspired virus infection analogy to
deal with it. The viral system algorithm is compared to genetic algorithms, and tabu search
approaches that have proven efficiency in the vertical transportation literature. The
experiments undertaken in tall buildings from 10 to 24 floors, and several car configurations
from 2 to 6 cars, provide valuable results and show how viral system outperforms such soft
computing algorithms.Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación (España
Development of an integrated discounting strategy based on vendors’ expectations using FAHP and fuzzy goal programming
The main goal of a company is to increase its market share and total profits at the same time. However, these two objectives conflict if discount rates are applied to vendors. The objective of this paper is to develop an integrated discounting strategy method to effectively manage the transactions of the vendors by determining the optimum discount rates which balance the increase on the market share and the total profit. With the proposed methodology which utilizes fuzzy analytic hierarchy process and fuzzy goal programming, determination of the discount rates of each vendor under different discounting strategies is facilitated. This enables the vendors to choose the most suitable discounting strategy with the best applicable discount rate and enables the managers to predict the transactions of the vendors. The proposed method is validated with a numerical study conducted on a pilot region of an international company.
First published online: 07 Mar 201
Truckload Shipment Planning and Procurement
This dissertation presents three issues encountered by a shipper in the context of truckload transportation. In all of the studies, we utilize optimization techniques to model and solve the problems. Each study is inspired from the real world and much of the data used in the experiments is real data or representative of real data.
The first topic is about the freight consolidation in truckload transportation. We integrate it with a purchase incentive program to increase truckload utilization and maximize profit. The second topic is about supporting decision making collaboration among departments of a manufacturer. It is a bi-objective optimization model. The third topic is about procurement in an adverse market. We study a modification of the existing procurement process to consider the market stochastic into marking decisions. In all three studies, our target is to develop effectively methodologies to seek optimal answers within a reasonable amount of time
Ocean container transport in global supply chains: Overview and research opportunities
This paper surveys the extant research in the field of ocean container transport. A wide range of issues is discussed including strategic planning, tactical planning and operations management issues, which are categorized into six research areas. The relationships be- tween these research areas are discussed and the relevant literature is reviewed. Representative models are selected or modified to provide a flavour of their functions and application context, and used to explain current shipping practices. Future research opportunities bearing in mind the emerging phenomena in the field are discussed. The main purpose is to raise awareness and encourage more research into and application of operations management techniques and tools in container transport chains