Solving the integrated scheduling of production and rail transportation problem by Keshtel algorithm

- An integrated production and transportation model, which considers rail transportation, is developed.
- A heuristic, two metaheuristics and some related procedures are developed.
- Keshtel algorithm is developed for the first time for a mathematical model.
- Taguchi experimental design method is utilized to improve their performance.
- Performance evaluation, comparison, and analysis are employed for the proposed algorithms.