Mathematical programming

Layout design modelling for a real world just-in-time warehouse

M. Horta, F. Coelho, S. Relvas

Computers & Industrial Engineering (Published)

Nov, 2016

Keywords: Warehouse management Retail operations Layout Just-in-time Cross-docking Mathematical programming

The retail industry sector is one of the most competitive and where each company has to improve their operations on a daily basis to remain competitive. The struggle to move to just-in-time delivery requires distribution centres to readapt to this reality. Most of the literature in warehouse layout design is…

Moving towards an equitable long-term care network: A multi-objective and multi-period planning approach

T. Cardoso, M.D. Oliveira, A.P. Barbosa-Póvoa, S. Nickel

Omega (United Kingdom) (Published)

Jan, 2016

Keywords: Health care services LTC planning Mathematical programming Equity Multi-objective MACBETH

This study proposes a multi-objective and multi-period mathematical programming model to support planning decisions in the Long-Term Care (LTC) sector. The model provides information to help planning the delivery of institutional LTC services in the medium-term, both in terms of location…

Downstream Petroleum Supply Chain Planning under Uncertainty

L.J. Fernandes, S. Relvas, A.P. Barbosa-Póvoa

Computer Aided Chemical Engineering (Published)

Jun, 2015

Keywords: petroleum supply chain strategic design tactical planning mathematical programming uncertainty management

Design and planning of petroleum supply chains (PSC) present significant opportunity as financial crunches and variability in crude oil prices continue augmenting volatility among the petroleum product prices, costs, margins and demand. To deal with this challenge, we present a stochastic…