The efficient design/redesign of the logistics network is essential for companies to maintain their competitive advantage. This paper presents a novel non-linear mixedinteger programming model for the multi-product capacitated location routing inventory problem (MPCLRIP), where a two-layer distribution system consisting of depots and customers was studied. The supply decisions such as location ...

in this article, multiple-product pvrp with pickup and delivery that is used widely in goods distribution or other service companies, especially by railways, was introduced. a mathematical formulation was provided for this problem. each product had a set of vehicles which could carry the product and pickup and delivery could simultaneously occur. to solve the problem, two meta-heuristic methods...