cross-docking

Analysis and discussion of single and multi-objective IP formulations for the Truck-to-dock Door Assignment Problem

  • Xavier Gandibleux
  • Nicolas Forget
    • Categories Applications - OR and Management Sciences, Integer Programming, Multi-Criteria Optimization Tags , , , ,

    This paper is devoted to the Truck-to-dock Door Assignment Problem. Two integer programming formulations introduced after 2009 are examined. Our review of the literature takes note of the criticisms and limitations addressed to the seminal work of 2009. Although the published adjustments that followed present strong argument and technical background, we have identified several errors, … Read more

    On solving the Cross-dock Door Assignment Problem, CDAP

  • Laureano F. Escudero
  • M. Araceli Garin
  • Aitziber Unzueta
    • Categories Applications - OR and Management Sciences, Production and Logistics Tags , , , ,

    A class of strong lower bounds on the solution value of a Linearized Integer Programming (LIP) reformulation is introduced for the binary quadratic optimization model to assign origin and destination nodes to strip and stack doors, resp., in a cross-dock infrastructure, whose goal is to minimize the transportation cost of the commodities to be handled … Read more