Food has to pass through several stages along the food supply chain before being edible to
the human population [1]. As shown in Figure 1.1, these stages can be generalized into …

General lot-sizing and scheduling is a well-studied problem in the literature, but for
perishable or time-sensitive products is less investigated. Also, most of studies on …

Chapter 1 presented the motivation for the focus of this thesis, which is production planning
in the consumer packaged goods industry—more specifically, lot-sizing and scheduling …

This paper addresses an integrated lot sizing and scheduling problem in the industry of
consumer goods for personal care, a very competitive market in which good customer …

Lot sizing is a prevalent issue within manufacturing companies, where determining the
optimal procurement and production lot sizes is crucial for maximizing profits. This problem …

One of the major challenges being faced by manufacturing companies today is the issue of
addressing various aspects of perishable products in a supply chain environment. To …

In the dynamic landscape of today's industrial sector, the food and beverage industry
contends with the ongoing need to adapt to consumer preferences, meet regulations and …

Billions of dollars are tied up in the inventories of manufacturing companies which cause
large (interest) costs. A small decrease of the inventory and/or production costs without …

This research developed a MILP model to integrate lot sizing and scheduling problems by
considering multiple suppliers, quantity discounts, carriers, and production time constraints …

Traditional approaches for modeling economic production lotsizing problems assume that
a single, fixed equipment setup cost is incurred each time a product is run, regardless of the …