Streamlining the broiler chicken supply chain in practice via mixed-integer programming

In the poultry industry, the meat market requires a careful coordination of the broiler chicken supply chain which is comprised of hatcheries, farms, slaughtering houses, wholesale, and retail vendors. Aside from the inherent challenges of coordinating a supply chain, livestock systems face additional difficult tasks. Lack of coordination within the poultry chain could lead to a production plan that fails the biosecurity standards required for meat for human consumption. To streamline the supply chain, we propose a mixed-integer linear programming model that supports production planning and scheduling decisions in the farm and slaughtering operations at a broiler chicken production facility. We present the results of a case study in Santa Marta (Colombia) where we reached major savings while meeting stringent technical, operational, and biosecurity constraints.

• Autores: Solano-Blanco, Alfaima L.; González, Jaime E.; Gómez, Luis O.; Medaglia, Andrés L.; Vargas-Sánchez, Jhon J.
• Fecha de publicación: 2019
• Institución: Universidad de los Andes
• Repositorio: Séneca: repositorio Uniandes
• Idioma: eng
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.uniandes.edu.co:1992/31533
• Acceso en línea: http://hdl.handle.net/1992/31533
• Palabra clave: Agricultural systems; Broiler chickens; Poultry supply chain; Optimization; Production planning
• Rights: openAccess
• License: https://repositorio.uniandes.edu.co/static/pdf/aceptacion_uso_es.pdf