Mendoza, Abraham
Main Affiliation
Preferred name
Mendoza, Abraham
Official Name
Mendoza Andrade, Abraham
ORCID
0000-0001-8496-4779
Researcher ID
V-4102-2018
Scopus Author ID
56002690300
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Item type:Publication, Sustainable Closed-Loop Supply Chains: A Systematic Literature Review(SCITEPRESS - Science and Technology Publications, 2026); ; ;Trevino-Garza, Gerardo - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Generalized Benders decomposition-based matheuristics for the multi-mode resource-constrained project scheduling problem(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2025-03-13); ;Pablo A. Miranda-Gonzalez; The multi-mode resource-constrained project scheduling problem is an NP-hard optimization problem with practical applications in construction, software development, manufacturing, and other industrial and business situations. It involves a set of activities that need to be sequenced while considering precedence and resource constraints as well as different alternative execution modes, which determine each activity’s duration and resource consumption. This research proposes three matheuristic strategies based on a reformulation and partial relaxation of the problem, including a generalized Benders decomposition (GBD)-based algorithm to solve the relaxed problem and three different procedures to find a solution to the original problem. The strategies were tested using benchmark instances of various sizes obtained from published libraries. These strategies showed a significant improvement in speed, achieving up to 92.77% faster performance than the exact method for finding high-quality sub-optimal solutions. This offers a valuable trade-off between computation time and solution quality. Additionally, the GBD-based algorithm generated tighter lower bounds than other existing methods in the literature for a substantial number of the tested instances, all within a very short computing time. - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
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Item type:Publication, Coordination of pricing and inventory replenishment decisions in a supply chain with multiple geographically dispersed retailers(2022) ;Hamza Adeinat ;Subramanian Pazhani; Jose A. VenturaScopus© Citations 7 2 2 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Multi-period multi-product closed loop supply chain network design: A relaxation approach(2021) ;Subramanian Pazhani; ;Ramkumar Nambirajan ;T.T. NarendranK. GaneshScopus© Citations 20 21 1 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, A Mathematical Model for an Inventory Management and Order Quantity Allocation Problem with Nonlinear Quantity Discounts and Nonlinear Price-Dependent Demand(2023); ; ;Erik Cuevas<jats:p>This article focuses on solving the order quantity allocation problem for retailers. It considers factors such as quality constraints, nonlinear quantity discounts, and price-dependent demand. By formulating it as a nonlinear maximization problem, the article aims to find the best combination of suppliers and order quantity out of infinite solutions to maximize the retailer’s profit. The main contribution of this research is a new mathematical model that can solve the problem of quality constraint and demand in a single step. This problem is complex due to the number of equations, their nonlinear nature, and the various trade-offs given by the market. Additionally, this research considers demand as output and includes price-dependent demand, which is more realistic for retailers. The proposed model was tested using an example from the recent literature and showed better results than the previously published best solution regarding profit maximization.</jats:p>47 1 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
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Item type:Publication, A Modified Simulated Annealing (MSA) Algorithm to Solve the Supplier Selection and Order Quantity Allocation Problem with Non-Linear Freight Rates(2023) ;González Cabrera, Nora Paulina ;Mayo Maldonado, Jonathan ;Erik Cuevas<jats:p>Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) is an important optimization problem for inventory management with an impact on various industries; however, their mathematical models may be complex with non-convex, non-linear, and non-differentiable objective functions. Metaheuristic algorithms have emerged as powerful tools for solving complex optimization problems (including EOQ). They are iterative search techniques that can efficiently explore large solution spaces and obtain near-optimal solutions. Simulated Annealing (SA) is a widely used metaheuristic method able to avoid local suboptimal solutions. The traditional SA algorithm is based on a single agent, which may result in a low convergence rate for complex problems. This article proposes a modified multiple-agent (population-based) adaptive SA algorithm; the adaptive algorithm imposes a slight attraction of all agents to the current best solution. As a proof of concept, the proposed algorithm was tested on a particular EOQ problem (recently studied in the literature and interesting by itself) in which the objective function is non-linear, non-convex, and non-differentiable. With these new mechanisms, the algorithm allows for the exploration of different regions of the solution space and determines the global optimum in a faster manner. The analysis showed that the proposed algorithm performed well in finding good solutions in a reasonably short amount of time.</jats:p>Scopus© Citations 8 48 1 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, An Improved Grey Wolf Optimizer for a Supplier Selection and Order Quantity Allocation Problem(2020); ;Erik Cuevas; <jats:p>Supplier selection and order quantity allocation have a strong influence on a company’s profitability and the total cost of finished products. From an optimization perspective, the processes of selecting the right suppliers and allocating orders are modeled through a cost function that considers different elements, such as the price of raw materials, ordering costs, and holding costs. Obtaining the optimal solution for these models represents a complex problem due to their discontinuity, non-linearity, and high multi-modality. Under such conditions, it is not possible to use classical optimization methods. On the other hand, metaheuristic schemes have been extensively employed as alternative optimization techniques to solve difficult problems. Among the metaheuristic computation algorithms, the Grey Wolf Optimization (GWO) algorithm corresponds to a relatively new technique based on the hunting behavior of wolves. Even though GWO allows obtaining satisfying results, its limited exploration reduces its performance significantly when it faces high multi-modal and discontinuous cost functions. In this paper, a modified version of the GWO scheme is introduced to solve the complex optimization problems of supplier selection and order quantity allocation. The improved GWO method called iGWO includes weighted factors and a displacement vector to promote the exploration of the search strategy, avoiding the use of unfeasible solutions. In order to evaluate its performance, the proposed algorithm has been tested on a number of instances of a difficult problem found in the literature. The results show that the proposed algorithm not only obtains the optimal cost solutions, but also maintains a better search strategy, finding feasible solutions in all instances.</jats:p>Scopus© Citations 9 9 1 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
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