• DocumentCode
    2607805
  • Title

    Applying a revised VAM to a multi-level capacitated facility location problem

  • Author

    Chen, Ying-Yen ; Wang, Hsiao-Fan

  • Author_Institution
    Nat. Tsing Hua Univ., Hsinchu
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    2-4 Dec. 2007
  • Firstpage
    337
  • Lastpage
    341
  • Abstract
    In this paper we developed a cost-varied Vogel-based approximation method, namely the Dynamic Vogel Approximation Method (DVAM), to solve a multi-level capacitated facility location problem (MCFLP), of which each client will be served by all levels of facilities with limited capacities. We discuss two kinds of MCFLP which are derived from two kinds of demand structures. The proposed algorithm is comparatively more efficient and accurate.
  • Keywords
    approximation theory; facility location; integer programming; binary integer programming; cost-varied Vogel-based approximation method; demand structures; dynamic Vogel approximation method; multi-level capacitated facility location; revised VAM; Approximation algorithms; Approximation methods; Cost function; Greedy algorithms; Industrial engineering; Insurance; Linear programming; Logistics; Polynomials; Research and development management; Binary integer programming; DVAM; greedy method; multi-level facility location;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, 2007 IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Singapore
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1529-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1529-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IEEM.2007.4419207
  • Filename
    4419207