Title :
Study on a Transport Problem Appearing in the Purchasing Process of a Supermarket
Author :
Zhang, Lihua ; Liu, Lei
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Math. & Syst. Sci., Shenyang Normal Univ., Shenyang, China
Abstract :
In order to deal with the uncertainty in the purchasing process of a supermarket, a batch processor stochastic scheduling model is established. Firstly the deterministic equivalent of the model is given, and then the properties of the optimal scheduling of the deterministic equivalent are discussed. Finally, a heuristic algorithm is given to solve the deterministic equivalent, and an example is provided to demonstrate that the algorithm is very effective.
Keywords :
market research; purchasing; scheduling; stock control; batch processor stochastic scheduling model; optimal scheduling; purchasing process; supermarket; transport problem; Electronic commerce; Heuristic algorithms; Mathematical model; Mathematics; Optimal scheduling; Processor scheduling; Random variables; Stochastic processes; Stochastic systems; Uncertainty; batch processor; heuristic algorithm; purchasing process; stochastic scheduling; supermarket;
Conference_Titel :
Electronic Commerce and Business Intelligence, 2009. ECBI 2009. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3661-3
DOI :
10.1109/ECBI.2009.110
