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Revista Ingenierías Universidad de Medellín
Print version ISSN 1692-3324
Abstract
GOMEZ-MONTOYA, Rodrigo Andrés; CORREA-ESPINAL, Alexander Alberto and HERNANDEZ-VAHOS, José Daniel. Green distribution center model: environmentally friendly and operational efficiency using a process approach and a taboo search metaheuristics. Rev. ing. univ. Medellín [online]. 2017, vol.16, n.31, pp.199-217. ISSN 1692-3324. https://doi.org/10.22395/rium.v16n31a10.
This article is intended to develop and validate a green distribution center model consisting of three components: a management module; a warehouse management system (WMS); and a metaheuristics. As a result of the validation of the model at a Distribution Center of a medium-size food company, a reduction of CO2 emissions was achieved, equivalent to 731 kg/month or 37% of issues for preparation of orders. Additionally, the modeling of a Taboo Search metaheuristics was developed to resolve the routing problem for the preparation of orders; this allowed increasing the operation efficiency in about 18.83% and to obtain a reduction of 198 kg of equivalent CO2 per month. Therefore, the green distribution center model, simul taneously, increased the efficiency and reduced the amount of kilograms of CO2, using an approach that had not been addressed in literature for this logistic process.
Keywords : distribution center; CO2 emissions; green logistics; environment; me taheuristics; information and communication technologies.