A mixed integer linear programming model applied in barge planning for Omya

Abstract

The article presents a mathematical model for barge transport planning, which is part of a decision support system recently taken into use by the Swiss company Omy. The barge-planning problem falls in the category of inventory routing problems and is further characterized with multiple products, heterogeneous fleet, vehicle compartments, multiple customer visits, bounded customer inventories, etc.The article presents a mathematical model for barge transport planning, which is part of a decision support system recently taken into use by the Swiss company Omy. The barge-planning problem falls in the category of inventory routing problems and is further characterized with multiple products, heterogeneous fleet, vehicle compartments, multiple customer visits, bounded customer inventories, etc.