Research Article

A Mathematical Optimization Model for the Pharmaceutical Waste Location-Routing Problem Using Genetic Algorithm and Particle Swarm Optimization

Table 2

Parameters considered in the GA algorithms.

GA

Maximum number of iterationsMaxIt100
Population sizenPop100
Crossover sizepc0, 9
Number of offspring (parents)ncround (nPop/2)
Mutation percentagepm0, 1
Number of mutantsnmRound (nPop)