Title :
Tobacco distribution based on improved K-means algorithm
Author :
Bin Zheng ; Tang, Fa-zhe ; Yang, Rua-Iong
Author_Institution :
Manage. Coll., Dalian Maritime Univ., Dalian, China
Abstract :
In order to solve the problem of distribution area segmentation of tobacco distribution, an improved k-means clustering algorithm was proposed in this paper. Firstly, the density of every node was calculated, and the first K nodes with the highest density were selected as initial clustering centers. Then the marginal nodes were prioritized to avoid the bad effect that marginal nodes might cause on clustering result. The experimental result demonstrated that the improved clustering algorithm not only avoided the local optima but also gave serious consideration to every important marginal node.
Keywords :
genetic algorithms; goods distribution; pattern clustering; tobacco industry; distribution area segmentation problem; k-means clustering algorithm; marginal node; tobacco distribution; Algorithm design and analysis; Clustering algorithms; Diversity reception; Logistics; Manufacturing; Marketing and sales; Process planning; Production planning; Stochastic processes; Transportation; K-means clustering; initial clustering center; marginal node; tobacco distribution;
Conference_Titel :
Service Operations, Logistics and Informatics, 2009. SOLI '09. IEEE/INFORMS International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3540-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3541-8
DOI :
10.1109/SOLI.2009.5204028