Cross docking is a logistics strategy that strives to reduce inventory holding costs, shipping costs, and delays in delivering the products. In this research, an optimization model is presented for split loading and unloading products by suppliers and customers, vehicle routing with fuzzy possibilistic time window constraints among them, assignment of vehicles to cross dock, consolidation and i...

 In this research, a tri-objective mathematical model is proposed for the Transportation-Location-Routing problem. The model considers a three-echelon supply chain and aims to minimize total costs, maximize the minimum reliability of the traveled routes and establish a well-balanced set of routes. In order to solve the proposed model, four metaheuristic algorithms, including Multi-Objective Gre...

In this article, a multi-objective planning is demonstrated for reactive power compensation in radial distribution networks with wind generation via unified power quality conditioner (UPQC). UPQC model, based on phase angle control (PAC), is used. In presented method, optimal locating of UPQC-PAC is done by simultaneous minimizing of objective functions such as: grid power loss, percentage of n...

The revolution of IoT and its capabilities to serve various fields led generating a large amount data for processing. Tasks that require an instant response, especially with sensitive delay tasks send the fog node due close distance, complex transfer cloud center huge computation storage. However, sending decreases transmission delay. Still, it increases energy consumption end users, while tran...

Optimal energy management has become a challenging task to accomplish in today’s advanced systems. If is managed the most optimal manner, tremendous societal benefits can be achieved such as improved economy and less environmental pollution. It possible operate microgrids under grid-connected, well isolated modes. The authors presented new optimization algorithm, i.e., Oppositional Gradient-bas...

This paper proposes a novel approach called the Harris’s Hawk Multi-Objective Optimizer (HHMO), which is used for solving reference point multi-objective problems. This algorithm is based on the grey wolf multi-objective optimization algorithm and motivated by the cooperative hunting behaviors of the Harris’s Hawk. These hawks are known as the wolf pack of the sky. The hunting party consists of...

This work proposes a new meta-heuristic called Grey Wolf Optimizer (GWO) inspired by grey wolves (Canis lupus). The GWO algorithm mimics the leadership hierarchy and hunting mechanism of grey wolves in nature. Four types of grey wolves such as alpha, beta, delta, and omega are employed for simulating the leadership hierarchy. In addition, the three main steps of hunting, searching for prey, enc...