Research Article

Design of a Logistics Nonlinear System for a Complex, Multiechelon, Supply Chain Network with Uncertain Demands

Table 7

Results of applying the nonlinear model and the linear model considering a service level of 95%.

Case #
(Instance size)
Non-Linear Model 4EILP-SSLinear Model 4EILP-SS-LSaving
Best found objective function value (Z1)Elapsed run time (sec)Best found objective function value (Z2)Elapsed run time (sec)Saved Cost% Saving

ase 1 ( 5-3-5-10)523,6905.05499,8612.8623,8294.55%
ase 2 (5-3-5-10)451,96358.68451,0213.929420.21%
ase 3 (5-3-5-10)589,253490.76589,24642.8070.00%
ase 4 (5-3-5-10)734,372273.47733,52465.918480.12%
ase 5 (5-3-5-10)514,842396.13514,8423.6400.00%
ase 6 (5-3-5-10)506,73813.35505,46411.791,2740.25%
ase 7 (5-3-5-10)511,549116.7511,5498.7100.00%
ase 8 (5-3-5-10)517,40698.01517,40610.5600.00%
ase 9 (5-3-5-10)639,303213.99639,30383.6800.00%
ase 10 (5-3-5-10)584,84548.24584,84515.3700.00%
AVERAGE557,396171.44554,70624.920.51%

ase 11 (5-3-5-15)745,385378.24735,503191.689,8821.33%
ase 12 (5-3-5-15)811,10692.01727,25188.8683,85510.34%
ase 13 (5-3-5-15)988,571419.46919,670403.4468,9016.97%
ase 14 (5-3-5-15)974,342351.94919,175343.4755,1675.66%
ase 15 (5-3-5-15)833,043900.64832,97990.82640.01%
ase 16 (5-3-5-15)845,915180.74818,642160.7527,2733.22%
ase 17 (5-3-5-15)735,53998.76735,33492.622050.03%
ase 18 (5-3-5-15)917,95350.82858,49150.8259,4626.48%
ase 19 (5-3-5-15)No solution found-977,396191.88-Only Linear Solution
ase 20 (5-3-5-15)971,726876,959.40855,959150.08115,76711.91%
AVERAGE869,28797,714.66822,556174.735.11%

ase 21 (7-3-5-20)No solution found-1,051,772597.58-Only Linear Solution
ase 22 (7-3-5-20)993,9421,587.54974,498461.0819,4441.96%
ase 23 (7-3-5-20)1,274,019212,939.001,269,2561,636.174,7630.37%
ase 24 (7-3-5-20)1,285,8621,636.401,268,8191,454.1517,0431.33%
ase 25 (7-3-5-20)No solution found-1,062,1431,986.87-Only Linear Solution
ase 26 (7-3-5-20)1,051,35016,621.001,051,299859.15510.00%
ase 27 (7-3-5-20)976,7693,850.00974,422589.932,3470.24%
ase 28 (7-3-5-20)1,112,97928,959.001,112,397611.735820.05%
ase 29 (7-3-5-20)No solution found-1,221,6411,374.21-Only Linear Solution
ase 30 (7-3-5-20)No solution found-1,269,527693.48-Only Linear Solution
AVERAGE1,115,82044,265.491,108,449935.370.66%

ase 31 (10-3-5-20)980,2564,228.34979,3062,829.469500.10%
ase 32 (10-3-5-20)831,2623,300.00831,0941,531.481680.02%
ase 33 (10-3-5-20)1,106,3386,568.551,106,3383,234.9100.00%
ase 34 (10-3-5-20)No solution found-1,108,5312,508.82-Only Linear Solution
ase 35 (10-3-5-20)No solution found-1,050,2921,279.51-Only Linear Solution
ase 36 (10-3-5-20)975,7181,786.84975,7053,503.63130.00%
ase 37 (10-3-5-20)845,1023,327.00824,554594.9820,5482.43%
ase 38 (10-3-5-20)No solution found-976,9291,151.09-Only Linear Solution
ase 39 (10-3-5-20)No solution found-1,109,9353,214.58-Only Linear Solution
ase 40 (10-3-5-20)No solution found-1,109,4843,532.16-Only Linear Solution
AVERAGE947,7353,842.15943,3992,338.890.51%

ase 41 (10-3-5-25)1,270,846923.971,270,708982.181380.01%
ase 42 (10-3-5-25)No solution found-1,106,6641381.60-Only Linear Solution
ase 43 (10-3-5-25)1,281,6438,552.481,278,9464,756.292,6970.21%
ase 44 (10-3-5-25)1,280,4082,266.261,280,8023,530.13-394-0.03%
ase 45 (10-3-5-25)1,417,0226,783.661,266,1513,295.30150,87110.65%
ase 46 (10-3-5-25)1,140,7538,476.401,130,751819.5610,0020.88%
ase 47 (10-3-5-25)No solution found-1,127,7841,273.77-Only Linear Solution
ase 48 (10-3-5-25)No solution found-1,433,5567,271.13-Only Linear Solution
ase 49 (10-3-5-25)No solution found-1,277,2433,500.21-Only Linear Solution
ase 50 (10-3-5-25)1,268,1407,441.081,266,054954.832,0860.16%
AVERAGE1,276,4695,740.641,248,9022,389.722.38%