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A Lagrangean heuristic algorithm for disassembly scheduling with capacity constraints

Authors :
Paul Xirouchakis
Dong-Ho Lee
Hwa-Joong Kim
Source :
Journal of the Operational Research Society. 57:1231-1240
Publication Year :
2006
Publisher :
Informa UK Limited, 2006.

Abstract

This paper considers the problem of determining the disassembly schedule (quantity and timing) of products in order to satisfy the demand of their parts or components over a finite planning horizon. The objective is to minimize the sum of set-up, disassembly operation, and inventory holding costs. As an extension of the uncapacitated versions of the problem, we consider the resource capacity restrictions over the planning horizon. An integer program is suggested to describe the problem mathematically, and to solve the problem, a heuristic is developed using a Lagrangean relaxation technique together with a method to find a good feasible solution while considering the trade-offs among different costs. The effectiveness of the algorithm is tested on a number of randomly generated problems and the test results show that the heuristic suggested in this paper can give near optimal solutions within a short amount of computation time.

Details

ISSN :
14769360 and 01605682
Volume :
57
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of the Operational Research Society
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........325d8a4c6a15aa564c3314004590148d