The Effect of Various Parameters of Solution Methodology on a Flexible Integrated Supply Chain Model

Table 1

Settings of test problems.

Problem	1	2	3	4	5	6
Supplier	2	2	2	2	3	4
Plant	2	4	3	4	6	8
Distribution	5	6	8	10	15	20
Retailer	8	10	9	16	24	32
Customer	2	2	3	4	6	8
Collection/inspection center	2	2	3	4	6	8
Disposal	1	1	2	2	2	4
Total number of facilities	22	27	30	42	62	84
Total number of possible routes	110	218	294	432	966	1728
Solution by LINGO	2905	2345	2335	1160	4100	11365