DocumentCode
3482631
Title
Application of geographic information system (GIS) in routing for delivery of fresh vegetables
Author
Abousaeidi, Mohammad ; Fauzi, Rosmadi ; Muhamad, Rusnah
Author_Institution
Dept. of Geogr., Univ. of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
fYear
2011
fDate
5-6 Dec. 2011
Firstpage
551
Lastpage
555
Abstract
In recent years, issues for distribution of fresh vegetables become important concern for markets where their income is strongly depends on demand for more fresher production. The focus of this study is more on delivery of fresh vegetables in selecting the best routes particularly for urban area such as Kuala Lumpur city which is facing with the traffic problem. This research will conduct a company as a case study which is producing all kinds of fresh vegetables. This company is interesting in reducing their total distribution cost based on total travelled distance and total length of drive time. For this research needs to apply the GIS (Geographic Information System) technique. This technique is the respond for requirements of this research by using the network analyzing.
Keywords
agricultural products; cost reduction; food products; geographic information systems; goods distribution; traffic engineering computing; GIS; fresh vegetable delivery; fresh vegetable distribution; geographic information system; total distribution cost reduction; traffic problem; Companies; Geographic Information Systems; Roads; Routing; Spatial databases; Vehicles; Distance; Distribution; Fresh vegetables; GIS; Supermarkets;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Humanities, Science and Engineering (CHUSER), 2011 IEEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location
Penang
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-0021-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CHUSER.2011.6163794
Filename
6163794
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