Research Article

A Novel Approach for Optimizing the Supply Chain: A Heuristic-Based Hybrid Algorithm

Table 1

Abbreviation table.

AbbreviationDescription

FMILPFuzzy mixed-integer linear programming
NLPNonlinear programming
NILPNoninteger linear programming
ILPInteger linear programming
IPInteger programming
MIPMixed-integer programming
MILPMixed-integer linear programming
MINLPMixed-integer nonlinear programming
B&BBranch-and-bound algorithm
GHGreedy heuristic
LRHLagrangian relaxation heuristic
ACOAnt colony optimization
SASimulated annealing
TSTabu search
HSHarmony search
ALNSAdaptive large neighborhood search
AMPAdaptive memory programming
AMABCAdaptive memory artificial bee colony
PSOParticle swarm optimization
GAGenetic algorithm
NSGA-IINondominated sorting genetic algorithm
MOPSOMultiobjective particle swarm optimization
MLMachine learning
BPBranch and price
LPBBLinear programming-based branch and bound
BBOBiogeography-based optimization
AMRTSAdaptive multirestart tabu search
PHPrimal heuristics
CWClarke and Wright’s algorithm
CGColumn generation
EAEvolutionary algorithm
FPFuzzy programming
SWSweep algorithm
ILSIterated local search
MSGAModified savings-based genetic algorithm
ISImproved saving
ICWImproved Clarke and Wright’s algorithm
ABCArtificial bee colony
MVNSModified variable neighborhood search
SAICASelf-adaptive imperialist competitive algorithm
CHConstructive heuristic approach