Sustainable Reverse Logistics Network for Separated Recyclable Household Waste

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Amini, Sasan | 2016

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Type of Document: M.Sc. Thesis
Language: Farsi
Document No: 48914 (01)
University: Sharif University of Technology
Department: Industrial Engineering
Advisor(s): Akbari Jokar, Mohammad Reza
Abstract:
In this study we addressed the problem of separated waste management. Investigating the literature on location routing problem, reverse logistics, waste management, and countries’ performance in the field, we proposed a novel method for gathering household waste that inspired from prosperous metropolises and took into account the particular situations of developing countries. As a matter of fact, the proposed method is an extension of location routing problem; it’s a bi-echelon network of facilities and multi-compartment vehicles connected via reverse cross docks. The problem is formulated using a mixed-integer linear model with 3 economic, social, and environmental functions; with respect to concept of sustainable management. After determining the computational complexity of the problem, utilizing meta-heuristics algorithms is necessitated. In order to select the most appropriate meta-heuristic algorithm in line with the structure and properties of the problem, fitness landscape analysis is employed. Finally, regarding the results of the analysis, NSGA II is proposed to solve the large-scale problems
Keywords:
Mixed Integer Linear Programming ; Waste Management ; Recycling ; Non-Dominate Sorting Genetic Algorithm (NSGAII) Method ; Landscape Analysis ; Reverse Cross Dock

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