Population Based Metaheuristic Algorithm Approach for Analysis of Multi-Item Multi-Period Procurement Lot Sizing Problem

Table 2

GA parameters and levels for Taguchi design.

Levels	GA parameters
	Crossover probability Pc	Mutation probability Pm	Population size PS	Number of generations NG
1	0.7	0.15	4000	500
2	0.8	0.20	5000	600
3	0.9	0.30	6000	700