%0 Journal Article %T A Novel Hybrid Whale Optimization Algorithm to Solve a Production-Distribution Network Problem Considering Carbon Emissions %J International Journal of Engineering %I Materials and Energy Research Center %Z 1025-2495 %A Mehranfar, Nasrin %A Hajiaghaei-Keshteli, M. %A Fathollahi-Fard, Amir Mohammad %D 2019 %\ 12/01/2019 %V 32 %N 12 %P 1781-1789 %! A Novel Hybrid Whale Optimization Algorithm to Solve a Production-Distribution Network Problem Considering Carbon Emissions %K Production-Distribution Networks %K optimization %K carbon emissions %K Nature-inspired algorithm %K Whale Optimization Algorithm %K Simulated Annealing %R 10.5829/ije.2019.32.12c.11 %X Nowadays, there is a great deal of attention for regulations of carbon emissions to enforce the decision-makers of production and distribution networks to redesign their systems satisfactorily. The literature has seen a rapid interest in developing novel metaheuristics to solve this problem as a complicated optimization problem. Such difficulties motivate us to address a production-distribution network design problem considering carbon emissions policies among the first studies in this area by a novel hybrid whale optimization algorithm. Accordingly, a mixed integer non-linear programming model has been developed. To tackle the proposed problem, a new hybrid metaheuristic based on whale optimization algorithm and simulated annealing as a successful optimizer is employed to solve the proposed problem. The calibration of the algorithms has been designed by Taguchi method, comprehensively. Finally, an extensive analysis has been evaluated through a comparative study along with some assessment metrics of Pareto solutions. %U https://www.ije.ir/article_98874_3656cd63eeae4ba6d2877ead71ec5fcc.pdf