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Chinese Journal of Management Science ›› 2026, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (6): 202-214.doi: 10.16381/j.cnki.issn1003-207x.2024.1529

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Research on Integrated Production and Maritime Transportation Scheduling Problem with Batch Delivery Limits

Yingying Chen1,4, He Luo1,4(), Xiangcai Xiao2, Zhiming Cai3   

  1. 1.School of Management,Hefei University of Technology,Hefei 230009,China
    2.Gree Electric Appliances Inc. of Zhuhai,Zhuhai 519000,China
    3.Macao Millennium College,Macau 999078,China
    4.Key Laboratory of Process Optimization and Intelligent Decision-Making,Ministry of Education,Hefei 230009,China
  • Received:2024-09-03 Revised:2024-11-04 Online:2026-06-25 Published:2026-05-22
  • Contact: He Luo E-mail:luohe@hfut.edu.cn

Abstract:

With the advancement of export trade, the integrated production and maritime transportation scheduling for overseas orders confronts substantial challenges. Compared to domestic logistics, maritime transportation is more complex, involving container leasing and vessel selection. In this study, two critical characteristics of overseas orders are considered: the widespread application of batch delivery strategies and loose due dates. Subsequently, the integrated production and maritime transportation scheduling problem with batch delivery limits (IPMS-BDL) is proposed, which is a variant of the classic integrated production and distribution scheduling problem and is NP-hard.In the IPMS-BDL, production scheduling is formulated as a parallel machine scheduling problem, while maritime transportation optimizes both container leasing and vessel selection. A mixed-integer programming model (ISM) is constructed with dual objectives aimed at minimizing total cost and the total deviation in delivery times. To efficiently solve the ISM, a memetic algorithm (NGMA) is developed, which combines global NSGA-II search with local greedy search. NGMA incorporates a rule-guided initial population generation operator and an adaptive selection operator.Through comparative experiments conducted on both small and large-scale problem instances, the NGMA has demonstrated a significant enhancement in the quality and diversity of the Pareto optimal solution set. Additionally, validity comparison experiments reveal that the ISM achieves reductions of 20.87% in average total cost and 50.57% in average delivery time deviation. Notably, the ISM illustrates strong applicability under conditions of larger fluctuations in maritime transportation costs and fewer delivery batches.Ultimately, a case analysis is performed utilizing business data from representative domestic manufacturers, underscoring the considerable advantages of integrated scheduling in terms of cost control and timely delivery. This further elucidates the practical feasibility of integrated scheduling within manufacturing business processes. These research findings not only offer novel perspectives and methodologies for effectively managing overseas orders but also provide essential theoretical support for decision-making in this domain.

Key words: production scheduling, maritime transportation, batch delivery limits, integrated scheduling, memetic algorithm

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