Integrated assortment and distribution planning in vendor-managed inventory systems: a clustering-based grouping evolution strategy and adaptive large neighborhood search approach

Key Points

• Enhanced distribution planning significantly boosts inventory management efficiency across vendor-managed systems.
• The study shows a clustering method combined with large neighborhood search optimizes supply chain operations.
• Utilizing adaptive strategies in planning can lead to improved assortment outcomes and inventory turnover rates.
• Findings highlight the importance of advanced optimization methods in driving better management practices in logistics.