Dispersion optimisation using a genetic algorithm
by Simon Tamayo, Thibaud Monteiro, Nathalie Sauer
International Journal of Advanced Operations Management (IJAOM), Vol. 1, No. 2/3, 2009

Abstract: The presented works concern the traceability phenomenon implementation within the production organisation, particularly in the field of raw materials management in the food industry. This project aims to minimise the raw material's dispersion in the manufactured products. We seek to solve the problem of raw materials allocation into finished products, in order to minimise its dispersion and moreover, the products recall if needed. The dispersion criteria are afterwards used to determine production's criticality in terms of sanitary risk, from which it is possible to optimise the processes of picking and dispatching. The final objective is to reduce the number of recalls in case of a crisis using the traceability information and the decision making tools. To solve the first part of the problem, a genetic algorithm is proposed.

Online publication date: Wed, 30-Dec-2009

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