Simulation Optimization of the Crossdock Door Assignmnet Problem

Aickelin, Uwe and Adewunmi, Adrian (2006) Simulation Optimization of the Crossdock Door Assignmnet Problem. In: UK Operational Research Society Simulation Workshop 2006 (SW06), Leamington Spa. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

The purpose of this report is to present the Crossdock Door Assignment Problem, which involves assigning destinations to outbound dock doors of Crossdock centres such that travel distance by material handling equipment is minimized. We propose a two fold solution; simulation and optimization of the simulation model - simulation optimization. The novel aspect of our solution approach is that we intend to use simulation to derive a more realistic objective function and use Memetic algorithms to find an optimal solution. The main advantage of using Memetic algorithms is that it combines a local search with Genetic Algorithms. The Crossdock Door Assignment Problem is a new domain application to Memetic Algorithms and it is yet unknown how it will perform.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Keywords: Crossdock Door Assignment Problem, Discrete Event Simulation, Optimization, Genetic Algorithms
Schools/Departments: University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Science > School of Computer Science
Depositing User: Aickelin, Professor Uwe
Date Deposited: 02 May 2006
Last Modified: 31 May 2021 14:47
URI: https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/391

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