A robust optimization model for the location of municipal solid waste landfills

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1 School of Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

2 M.S. of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Industrial Engineering, Pardis of Technical Colleges, University of Tehran

Abstract

One of the issues facing urban communities is waste management. In this paper, we determine the location of landfills, the capacity of these sites, the location of transfer stations, their capacity, and the location of waste recycling centers in such a way that the total costs (including the costs of establishment and transportation of waste from production to refining sites, landfills and recycling centers) are minimized. We also control pollution levels by defining a maximum allowable pollution for each population center to comply with environmental constraints. In this study, the problem is formulated as a mixed integer programming model. Then, the capacity of the landfill and the capacity of the refining sites are considered as uncertain parameters and a robust optimization model is developed. Also, to validate the model, a problem instance is solved and the computational results are presented for different levels of conservatism. The decision maker can use the results to select the appropriate level of conservatism.

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Supply Chain Management
Volume 22, Issue 67
October 2020
Pages 35-51

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  • Receive Date: 10 March 2020
  • Revise Date: 25 July 2020
  • Accept Date: 18 August 2020
  • Publish Date: 21 September 2020

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