| Author | Pattamon Prechapattanapong |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.ISE-00-23 |
| Subject(s) | Food industry and trade--Management
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| 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-00-23 |
| Abstract | Two mathematical models are developed for the production and distribution problem of a manufacturing company. The objective of this study is to minimize the total cost consisting of inventory holding cost and distribution cost. The models are tested on various problems by using Lingo 5.0. The first model is tested on various problems of the number of periods (7, 10, 14, 21 periods) and the number of products (2, 5, 7 products). Results indicate that the number of periods and the number of products affect the runtime. ยท This solving method can not solve the large problems. However, by not requiring the solution to be integer, the problem can solve faster. The second model, VRP model, is tested on the problems that vary the number of retailers (5 , 7, 10, 15 retailers) and the deviation of the distances between the retailers. Results show that the model required substantial time to solve large problems that have small deviation of the distances. For case study, the model is run by using the real data. The three options of the production planning are presented. Due to the limit of the VRP model and the demand in each route is less than the vehicle capacity, the TSP model is used to solve for the real situation. The results of the case study are useful for the production and distribution managers for improving the operation system of the company at present and for planning in the future. |
| Year | 2000 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. ISE-00-23 |
| 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 Pinnoi;Nagarur, Nagendra N.; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Asian Institute of Technology; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2000 |