dc.contributor.author |
Dharmapriya, USS |
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dc.contributor.author |
Kumarage, Amal S |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2018-09-17T20:52:51Z |
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dc.date.available |
2018-09-17T20:52:51Z |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://dl.lib.mrt.ac.lk/handle/123/13565 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Distribution, one of major outbound logistics functions draws attention due to high cost incurred. This
study investigates the planning of a real time distribution operation achieving three objectives
simultaneously. Route optimization, truck utilization and equal delivery make-span have been
accompanied in order to address the problem giving financial benefits to company and satisfying the
stake-holders. It is a real challenge to fulfill these three objectives concurrently; however, this research
provides promising solution for the problem combining both exact and heuristics techniques.
Heuristics techniques exploits to cluster the customers ensuring equal delivery make-span and
Dijikstra algorithm has been modified to generate optimal route in terms of distance and delivery
quantity. Algorithm was developed in C++. Results reveal that proposed route planning reduces the
cost by 11.5 % included with 50% reduction of fleet size and 37% saving of travel distance. |
en_US |
dc.language.iso |
en |
en_US |
dc.subject |
Outbound logistics |
en_US |
dc.subject |
distribution |
en_US |
dc.subject |
exact |
en_US |
dc.subject |
heuristic |
en_US |
dc.title |
Optimization of multi-objective outbound logistics operation |
en_US |
dc.type |
Conference-Full-text |
en_US |
dc.identifier.faculty |
Engineering |
en_US |
dc.identifier.department |
Department of Civil Engineering |
en_US |
dc.identifier.year |
2014 |
en_US |
dc.identifier.conference |
9th Asia Pacific Conference on Transportation & the Environment |
en_US |
dc.identifier.place |
Colombo |
en_US |
dc.identifier.pgnos |
337-346 |
en_US |
dc.identifier.proceeding |
Proceedings of the Asia Pacific Conference on Transportation & the Environment |
en_US |
dc.identifier.doi |
https://doi.org/10.31705/APTE.2014.31 |
en_US |