| Author | Rachavarn Manothirawat |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.IE-80-12 |
| Subject(s) | Papermaking and trade--Transportation
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | One of the major functions vital to the operation of any industry
business is the transportation of raw materials to production plant and the distribution of finished products to customers. Within a given mode of transportation, improve in the efficiency of the system concerns the optimizing use of the equipment and the scheduling of vehicles. In this study, the transportation system of a kraft paper company is studied by
using heuristic approach. The system includes the transportation of roll
paper from the plant to customers in Bangkok and waste paper from the
Company's baling stations in Bangkok back to the plant. Two types of vehicle are used; 6-wheel trucks and 10-wheel trucks. A heuristic algorithm is developed to search for the optimum loading pattern on each truck by using a set of rules which is closely parallel to the real world situations. Results from the model include: the schedules of truck, loading
pattern and weight on each truck, total shipment, average loadings and average costs. The results are then compared with the actual values from the existing system. Finally, the model is tested for its sensitivity and some recommendations are served as guidelines for future study. |
| Year | 1980 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology |
| Department | Department of Industrial Systems Engineering (DISE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Industrial Engineering (IE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Pakorn Adulbhan |
| Examination Committee(s) | Prapon Vongvichien ;Tabucanon, Mario T. ;Tang, John C.S.
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| Scholarship Donor(s) | The Government of Canada |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1980 |