This study considers a sequential batching problem with a minimum quantity commitment (MQC) constraint in N-level non-exclusive agglomerative hierarchical clustering structures (AHCSs). In this problem, batches are created for item types included in clusters according to the sequence of the levels in a given AHCS such that the MQC constraint as well as the maximum and minimum batch size requirements are satisfied, simultaneously. | Sequential batching with minimum quantity commitment in N-level non-exclusive agglomerative hierarchical clustering structures
