A TWO-STAGE BI-LEVEL DECISION APPROACH FOR GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN DESIGN AND CLOUD VIRTUAL MACHINE PLACEMENT

Authors

  • Han-Ying Kao National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan
  • Zih-Heng Lan National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan
  • Chien-Hao Huang National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan
  • Chia-Hui Huang National Taipei University of Business, Taiwan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23055/ijietap.2021.28.5.5633

Keywords:

green supply chain design, virtual machine placement, bi-level decision modes, two-stage decision approaches, multi-objective programming

Abstract

This study aims to establish an integrated model of green supply chain network design in cloud computing environments. In this study, two levels are defined: supply chain design and virtual machine allocation. In the proposed two-stage model, the supply chain network design decision (leader level) is solved in the first stage by considering three objectives: minimizing the total costs, minimizing the carbon emission, and maximizing the satisfaction level of service (minimizing the transportation lead time). In the second stage, considering the information demand from the leader level, the placement of virtual machines to the supply chain servers (follower level) is established by minimization of energy consumption and maximization of the effectiveness  (minimization of the power wastage) of the physical machine. A case study and experiments are conducted to verify the performance of the proposed methods.

Author Biographies

Han-Ying Kao, National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan

Han-Ying Kao is currently a professor with Department of Computer and Information Science, National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan. She received her Ph.D. degree in information management from National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan. She has 5 years experiences in manufacturing industry and 17 years with academic fields. Her areas of interest include MCDM/MODM, fuzzy sets and systems, supply chain management, information systems, etc.

Zih-Heng Lan, National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan

MSc, Department of Computer and Information Science

Chien-Hao Huang, National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan

MSc, Department of Computer and Information Science

Chia-Hui Huang, National Taipei University of Business, Taiwan

Professor,
Department of Business Administration

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Published

2022-01-04

How to Cite

Kao, H.-Y., Lan, Z.-H., Huang, C.-H., & Huang, C.-H. (2022). A TWO-STAGE BI-LEVEL DECISION APPROACH FOR GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN DESIGN AND CLOUD VIRTUAL MACHINE PLACEMENT. International Journal of Industrial Engineering: Theory, Applications and Practice, 28(5). https://doi.org/10.23055/ijietap.2021.28.5.5633

Issue

Vol. 28 No. 5 (2021)

Section

Supply Chain Management

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