Population Based Metaheuristic Algorithm Approach for Analysis of Multi-Item Multi-Period Procurement Lot Sizing Problem

Table 3

Experimental response for Taguchi design.

Crossover  probability Pc	Mutation probability Pm	Population size PS	Number of generations NG	Response value obj. function	ratio
0.7	0.15	4000	500	8070423
0.7	0.20	5000	600	8071445
0.7	0.30	6000	700	8070334
0.8	0.15	5000	700	8070656
0.8	0.20	6000	500	8072345
0.8	0.30	4000	600	8074558
0.9	0.15	6000	600	8066732
0.9	0.20	4000	700	8065550
0.9	0.30	5000	500	8058597