MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION MODELING OF INTEGRATED SUPPLY CHAIN FOR SOLID WASTE TREATMENT

Authors

  • Emad Fararah Industrial Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Saud University, Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia
  • Emad Abouel Nasr Industrial Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Saud University, Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia
  • Haitham Abbas Mahmoud Industrial Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Saud University, Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7873-0586

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23055/ijietap.2023.30.1.8647

Keywords:

Waste Management, Weighted Goal Programming, Supply Chain Management, Integrated Model

Abstract

Solid waste management (SWM) has been proven as a vital research area, as it contributes in providing a basic and renewal source of production resources like recycled raw materials, fuel and energy sources. Hence, this research investigates the SWM problem by simultaneous consideration of key environmental and economic factors. In this regard, a multi-objective mathematical model is presented for an integrated solid waste supply chain to minimize total costs and environmental impacts while maximizing the recovered energy. The designed supply chain is being modeled as a weighted goal programming (WGP) model to achieve the desired objectives, and this model is solved by applying a simplex-based solution algorithm. In addition, the model and the solution algorithm are validated through the application on real case study data. The comparisons’ results show that the integrated supply chain’s model attains reasonably outperforming results in terms of minimizing the average total cost and environmental impacts.

Author Biographies

Emad Fararah, Industrial Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Saud University, Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia

EMAD FARARAH received the B.C. degree in industrial engineering from the University of King Saud, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in 2016. He is currently pursuing the M.Sc. degree with the Department of Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. His current research interests include industrial systems and operation research.

Emad Abouel Nasr, Industrial Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Saud University, Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia

EMAD ABOUEL NASR received the Ph.D. degree in industrial engineering from the University of
Houston, Houston, TX, USA, in 2005. He is currently an Associate Professor with the Department of Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and the Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Helwan University, Egypt. His current research interests include CAD, CAM, rapid prototyping, advanced manufacturing systems, and collaborative engineering.

Haitham Abbas Mahmoud, Industrial Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Saud University, Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia

HAITHAM A. MAHMOUD received the Ph.D. degree in industrial engineering from the University of Helwan, Egypt, in 2012. He is currently an Assistant Professor with the Department of Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and the Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Helwan University, Egypt. He worked as an Engineering Consultant for several industrial organizations in Egypt. His current research interests include optimization modeling, theory, and algorithm design with applications in waste management and energy management, financial engineering, and big data.

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Published

2023-02-15

How to Cite

Fararah, E., Abouel Nasr, E., & Abbas Mahmoud, H. (2023). MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION MODELING OF INTEGRATED SUPPLY CHAIN FOR SOLID WASTE TREATMENT. International Journal of Industrial Engineering: Theory, Applications and Practice, 30(1). https://doi.org/10.23055/ijietap.2023.30.1.8647

Issue

Vol. 30 No. 1 (2023)

Section

Supply Chain Management

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