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Petrol-oil and lubricants support model based on multiple time windows
YAN Hua, GAO Li, LIU Guoyong, WANG Hongqi
Journal of Computer Applications    2015, 35 (7): 2096-2100.   DOI: 10.11772/j.issn.1001-9081.2015.07.2096
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In this paper, the military Petrol-Oil and Lubricants (POL) allotment and transportation problem was studied by introducing the concept of support time window. Considering the complicated restrictions of POL support time and transportation capability, the POL allotment and transportation model based on multiple time windows was proposed by using Constraint Satisfaction Problem (CSP) modelling approach. Firstly, the formalized description of the problem elements was presented, such as POL support station, demand unit, support time window, support demand, and support task. Based on the formalized description, the CSP model for POL support was constructed. The multi-objective model was transformed into single-objective one by using perfect point method. Finally, the solving procedure and its steps were designed based on Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) algorithm, and an arithmetic example was followed to demonstrate the application of the method. In the example, the two optimization schemes obtained by the model given in this paper and got by the model in which the objective is maximizing the quantity supported were compared. In the two schemes, the transportation capacity both reached a maximum utilization, but the start supporting time of each POL demand in the scheme of the proposed method was no later than the one in the scheme of the single-objective model. By comparing different optimization schemes, it is shown that the proposed model and algorithm can effectively solve the multi-objective POL support optimization problem.

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