Facility location and allocation through integrating GIS with supply chain decisions | |
| Author | Yan, Caihong |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. ISE-01-28 |
| Subject(s) | Business logistics Geographic information systems Industrial location |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Advanced Technologies |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. ISE-01-28 |
| Abstract | This study presented an application of a mathematical model in conjunction with the Geographic Information System (GIS) to solve a problem in logistics distribution system, instead of using stand-alone package. The main objective of the study is to make decisions on which depots to be kept open, as well as allocation of customers to each depot, in order to minimize the total cost of the system. The problem was defined as a multi-commodity capacitated facility location problem and was modeled as a mixed moderate-size integer program. Exact procedure was employed using LINGO. GIS provided the distance information between customers and depots to the mathematical program and display the result obtained from it. This study also provided a sensitivity analysis to investigate the input parameters and how their changes affect the solution to redesign the depots system to make it work more efficiently and economically. |
| Year | 2001 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. ISE-01-28 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Advanced Technologies (SAT) |
| Department | Department of Industrial Systems Engineering (DISE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Industrial Systems Engineering (ISE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Voratas Kachitvichyanukul; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Anulark Techanitisawad;Tripathi, Nitin Kumar; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Ministry of Education of P.R.China ; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2001 |