A new network flow model for determining the assortment of roll types in packaging industry

Önder Tombuş, Gurdal Ertek, Ceren Atay, Gizem Kökten, Ayşe Cilaci Tombuş

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Abstract

This paper reports work motivated by a real world assortment problem in packaging industry. A novel network flow model has been developed to solve the problem of selecting the optimal set of roll types for use in production. The model can incorporate fixed costs that depend on the number of elements in the assortment as well as the selected roll types. While the tradeoff between inventory cost and cost of waste is resolved optimally through the model, graphical understanding of the trade-off can bring insights into the decision making process. This graphical analysis has been demonstrated on a computational example.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2010 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, SMC 2010
Pages1231-1235
Number of pages5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes
Event2010 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, SMC 2010 - Istanbul, Turkey
Duration: Oct 10 2010Oct 13 2010

Publication series

NameConference Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics
ISSN (Print)1062-922X

Conference

Conference2010 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, SMC 2010
Country/TerritoryTurkey
CityIstanbul
Period10/10/1010/13/10

Keywords

  • Assortment problem
  • Cutting stock
  • Dynamic programming
  • Packaging industry
  • Shortest path problem

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Human-Computer Interaction

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