A heuristic approach for short-term operations planning in a catering company

P. Farahani; M. Grunow; H. O. Günther

doi:10.1109/IEEM.2009.5372966

A heuristic approach for short-term operations planning in a catering company

P. Farahani
, M. Grunow
, H. O. Günther

Technical University of Denmark
Technische Universität Berlin

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

6 Scopus citations

Abstract

Certain types of food such as catering foods decay very rapidly. This paper investigates how the quality of such foods can be improved by shortening the time interval between production and delivery. To this end, we develop an approach which integrates short-term production and distribution planning in a novel iterative scheme. The production scheduling problem is solved through an MILP modeling approach which is based on a block planning formulation complemented by a heuristic simplification procedure. Our investigation was motivated by a catering company located in Denmark. The production configuration and the processes assumed in our numerical experiments reflect real settings from this company. First numerical results are reported which demonstrate the applicability of the proposed approach.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	IEEM 2009 - IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management
Pages	1131-1135
Number of pages	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IEEM.2009.5372966
State	Published - 2009
Externally published	Yes
Event	IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2009 - Hong Kong, China Duration: 8 Dec 2009 → 11 Dec 2009

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Name	IEEM 2009 - IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management

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Conference	IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2009
Country/Territory	China
City	Hong Kong
Period	8/12/09 → 11/12/09

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Keywords

Block planning
Catering industry
Food quality
Production scheduling
Vehicle routing

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Farahani, P., Grunow, M., & Günther, H. O. (2009). A heuristic approach for short-term operations planning in a catering company. In IEEM 2009 - IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (pp. 1131-1135). Article 5372966 (IEEM 2009 - IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management). https://doi.org/10.1109/IEEM.2009.5372966

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Farahani, P, Grunow, M & Günther, HO 2009, A heuristic approach for short-term operations planning in a catering company. in IEEM 2009 - IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management., 5372966, IEEM 2009 - IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, pp. 1131-1135, IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2009, Hong Kong, China, 8/12/09. https://doi.org/10.1109/IEEM.2009.5372966

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Farahani P, Grunow M, Günther HO. A heuristic approach for short-term operations planning in a catering company. In IEEM 2009 - IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management. 2009. p. 1131-1135. 5372966. (IEEM 2009 - IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management). doi: 10.1109/IEEM.2009.5372966

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