Research Article

Intelligent Optimization Algorithms: A Stochastic Closed-Loop Supply Chain Network Problem Involving Oligopolistic Competition for Multiproducts and Their Product Flow Routings

Table 1

Comparison of the optimal strategies obtained by the Euler algorithm with the optimal strategies obtained by PSO algorithm and GA in the forward logistics of Example 1.

PSO GA Euler
MeanStdev. MeanStdev.

Firm 1Optimal quantity of product 1 supplied by firm 1 to demand market 15.48120.1763 15.27510.3265 15.2807
15.39440.2543 15.82140.3163 15.4540
15.12470.3744 14.97990.5525 15.2798
Optimal quantity of new manufactured product 134.00040.2496 34.0874 0.0301 34.0124
Optimal quantity of product 2 supplied by firm 1 to demand market 11.89350.2569 11.28280.7107 12.0464
11.61250.3073 12.35920.5675 12.1290
12.55270.3890 12.57190.7039 12.0301
Optimal quantity of new manufactured product 224.05880.4450 24.25130.0708 24.2025

Firm 2Optimal quantity of product 1 supplied by firm 2 to demand market 14.83620.4743 14.47330.3827 15.0069
14.48190.5303 14.72270.2718 15.0784
14.88620.3080 14.98820.2961 14.8107
Optimal quantity of new manufactured product 1 32.20420.2463 32.18700.0825 32.8937
Optimal quantity of product 2 supplied by firm 2 to demand market 11.86960.2370 11.48200.7778 11.8671
11.65690.2564 11.94220.4798 11.8944
11.49620.3879 11.7069 0.8136 11.7576
Optimal quantity of new manufactured product 223.0228 0.3726 23.35180.2146 23.5153

Firm 3Optimal quantity of product 1 supplied by firm 3 to demand market 15.20020.3042 14.72450.6152 14.5303
13.66090.5233 14.32390.7908 14.5972
14.13900.3938 14.59450.8268 14.3372
Optimal quantity of new manufactured product 131.00010.1009 31.64380.4290 31.4625
Optimal quantity of product 2 supplied by firm 3 to demand market 11.76200.3609 10.79580.4134 11.5539
11.95960.3486 11.87980.4157 11.5755
11.59130.3544 11.45960.7349 11.4546
Optimal quantity of new manufactured product 223.31300.4206 22.1509 0.0989 22.5796

Firm 4Optimal quantity of product 1 supplied by firm 4 to demand market 13.74440.3978 13.53010.4678 14.1712
14.11730.2761 14.15220.8036 14.1888
14.21500.4706 13.70950.7046 14.0771
Optimal quantity of new manufactured product 130.07670.5645 30.40980.1273 30.4346
Optimal quantity of product 2 supplied by firm 4 to demand market 11.17410.2702 10.25370.8623 11.2665
11.20780.2615 11.85340.7726 11.2646
12.00430.2985 11.49500.7313 11.2136
Optimal quantity of new manufactured product 222.38620.5094 21.65790.2226 21.7392