A Hybrid Method for Modeling and Solving Supply Chain Optimization Problems with Soft and Logical Constraints

Table 1

Symbols used in the multidimensional transformation of the problem.

Symbol	Description of the symbol
	Original problem
	Decision variables before transformation
	Constraints before transformation
	Transformed problem
	Decision variables after transformation
	Constraints after transformation
	Additional constraints that limit solution search space
	Structure and properties of the modeled problem
	Data (specific instances of data values for the parameters of the problem)
	Properties and methods of the CLP (constraint propagation, local search, domain solving, etc.)
	Multidimensional transformation