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De Atlantische steur (Acipenser sturio) behoort tot een ruim 200 miljoen jaar oude diergroep. Deze kraakbeenvissen overleefden de dinosauriërs. Echter, tussen 1920 en 1990 verdween de steur door toedoen van de mens uit vrijwel alle grote rivieren van West-Europa. Het is een geweldige uitdaging om deze oervis met beenplaten en vier snorharen voor uitsterven te behoeden

In this paper, a capacity allocation problem is discussed based on a more complex supply chain than has been typically considered in previous quantitative modelling studies. This study analyses an integrated supply chain operation from raw material purchasing to final product distribution. The aim is to optimize the allocation of capacities among different facilities and product items. In this paper, a mixed integer programming model with dynamic characteristics is presented first, and then alternative solution procedures are introduced. The solution procedures include the development of a decomposition heuristic and an integrated heuristic algorithm. A computation study compares the solution procedures and uses sensitivity analysis to show that the heuristics work well. Thus, by adequately modelling a more realistic sized supply chain problem, this study represents an important advance in supply chain modelling research.