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Title Distributionally robust optimization for the closed-loop supply chain design under uncertainty
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Authors Ge, CQ; Zhang, LF; Yuan, ZH
Title Distributionally robust optimization for the closed-loop supply chain design under uncertainty
Year 2022
Published Aiche Journal, 68, 12
DOI 10.1002/aic.17909
Abstract The closed-loop supply chain network (CLSCN) contains reverse flows that collect products from customers and recycle or remanufacture usable parts. The CLSCN design problem is becoming more and more prominent under the context of Sustainable Development and Circular Economy. Parameters associated with a CLSCN including customer demands, transportation costs, or disposal rates are usually subject to uncertainty. Furthermore, natural or man-made disruptions may cause part of the CLSCN to malfunction. We herein propose a hybrid stochastic and distributionally robust optimization (DRO) approach to hedge against discrete disruption scenarios and uncertain customer demands. We also tailor a Benders decomposition-based algorithm to efficiently solve the resulting large-scale mixed integer linear programming reformulations. Computational experiments demonstrate that the proposed algorithm can outperform commercial solvers such as CPLEX, and the DRO approach can produce solutions with low average costs and low variance in out-of-sample tests.
Author Keywords benders decomposition; closed-loop supply chain; distributionally robust optimization; stochastic programming; uncertainty
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
EID WOS:000863794900001
WoS Category Engineering, Chemical
Research Area Engineering
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