Title :
Route finding procedures for performing distribution routing function in supply chain
Author :
Saeed Osman, Mojahid F.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Syst. Eng., King Fahd Univ. of Pet. & Miner., Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Abstract :
In supply chain management, distribution routing is a key transportation routing function. This function involves determining the geographic route a vehicle will travel to reach the delivery destination. In this paper we develop a solution procedure to guide the problem-solving process and quickly leads to a good routing solution of the distribution operations with an objective of minimizing the transportation cost via minimizing the total distance travelled while satisfying demand and capacity constraints.
Keywords :
distribution strategy; problem solving; supply chain management; vehicle routing; delivery destination; distribution routing function; problem solving process; route finding procedures; supply chain management; transportation routing function; Cities and towns; Routing; Search problems; Systems engineering and theory; Vehicle routing; Vehicles; Distribution; Routing; Solution procedure;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM), 2015 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dubai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-6064-4
DOI :
10.1109/IEOM.2015.7093798