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This paper deals with the reverse flow management. We address the dynamic assignment problem of reusable containers in the supply chain (e.g. gas bottles, pallets, maritime containers, etc.). The objective is to optimize the collect, reloading, storage and redistribution operations taking into account the environmental constraints. We propose a newly generic mathematical model, which describes the studied problem. This mathematical model is solved following IBM ILOG CPLEX platform; although this method gives exact solutions, it is very time consuming, therefore, we adapted a hybrid approach based on a genetic algorithm to solve the problem at a reduced time. The numerical results show that the developed hybrid approach gives near optimal solutions in a moderate time.
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Ech-Charrat, M.R., Amechnoue, K., Zouadi, T. (2018). Genetic Algorithm for Reusable Containers Management Problem. In: Ezziyyani, M., Bahaj, M., Khoukhi, F. (eds) Advanced Information Technology, Services and Systems. AIT2S 2017. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 25. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69137-4_5
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