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Competitiveness based on logistic management: a real case study

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  • Fausto García Márquez
  • Isidro García Pardo
  • Marta Nieto

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An efficient and effective logistic system is a strategic objective in any productive business. This paper presents a real case study of a routing problem in a food industry firm. This problem is solved as a Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) using the Neural Network (NN) and Tabu Search (TS) algorithms. A customer selection based on a profitability analysis was carried out. The aforementioned algorithms were then applied, leading to a considerable reduction in the total logistic costs. This resulted in an improvement in the company’s competitiveness and profit. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015

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  • Fausto García Márquez & Isidro García Pardo & Marta Nieto, 2015. "Competitiveness based on logistic management: a real case study," Annals of Operations Research, Springer, vol. 233(1), pages 157-169, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:annopr:v:233:y:2015:i:1:p:157-169:10.1007/s10479-013-1508-z
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