Allocation methods for a multicommodity distribution network design problem | |
| Author | Saowanit Lekhavat |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.ISE-12-13 |
| Subject(s) | Business logistics Materials management |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for thedegree of Master of Engineering inIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. ISE-12-13 |
| Abstract | This research presents new allocation schemes which are “highest-total-demand customer to nearest DC” and “nearest all types of facilities” to solve multicommodity distribution network design problem (MDNP). This is a strategic planning model where the important decisions to select of the locations of suppliers, plants and distribution centers (DCs), and to make allocation decisions about the number of raw materials and products from suppliers to plants, plant to DCs and DCs to customers so as to minimize the total costs. A mathematical model is formulated for the 3-stage MDNP (suppliers, plants, DCs) and also includes the bill of material so that a product can be made from several raw materials. The comparisons between two metaheuristics which are Differential Evaluation (DE) algorithm and Particle Swarm Optimization with multiple social learning terms (GLNPSO) are made to find which method is better in solving MDNP. A new way of finding parameter setting of GLNPSO is proposed based on self adapted parameters.The proposed allocation methods are then compared using the GLNPSO version of the MDNP algorithm.The “highest-total-demand customer to nearest DC” approach is then compared with“nearest all types of facilities” algorithm on the 3-stage cases except the largest case. |
| Year | 2012 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. ISE-12-13 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Department of Industrial Systems Engineering (DISE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Industrial Systems Engineering (ISE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Voratas Kachitvichyanukul |
| Examination Committee(s) | Huynh Trung Luong;Pisut Koomsap |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Royal Thai Government Fellowship |
| Degree | Thesis (M. Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2012 |