Location Problems of the Distribution Center under Uncertain Environment

Abstract:

Based on conventional location problems of distribution centers, the location problem of multiple distribution centers was considered, in which both the plant capacity and clients’ demands were fuzzy parameters. A mathematical model was built with fuzzy constraints and converted to an interval programming model based on cut set- by means of introducing the concept of cut set. Then, the interval constraint was converted to its certain equivalence for solution through the satisfaction, thus the interval programming problem was further converted to a deterministic 0-1 mixed integer programming problem for solution.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 171-172)
• Pages: 617-621
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.171-172.617
• Online since: December 2010
• Authors: Cheng Liu, Kun Kun Gu
• Keywords: 0-1 Mixed Integer Programming, Distribution Center, Fuzzy Constraint, Interval Linear Programming, Location Problem

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