Title: A discrete bat algorithm for collaborative scheduling of discrete manufacturing logistics

Authors: Huajun Chen; Yanguang Cai

Addresses: School of Automation, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangdong, 510006, China ' School of Automation, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangdong, 510006, China

Abstract: In this paper, a collaborative scheduling of discrete manufacturing logistics (CSDML) model is established for a single factory with multiple customers, considering multi-vehicle, delay, time window and capacity constraints. Based on the basic principle of bat algorithm, discrete bat algorithm (DBA) is proposed to solve the CSDML problem. A coding and decoding scheme is proposed to map the continuous domain to the discrete domain, the objective function is defined, and a local search strategy is adopted to enhance the search effect of the algorithm. Compared with DBA with random search and DBA without search, the proposed algorithm can get better experimental results.

Keywords: discrete manufacturing; logistics transportation; DBA; discrete bat algorithm; collaborative scheduling.

DOI: 10.1504/IJAACS.2024.137078

International Journal of Autonomous and Adaptive Communications Systems, 2024 Vol.17 No.2, pp.181 - 199

Received: 27 Oct 2021
Accepted: 11 Apr 2022
Published online: 01 Mar 2024 *

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