Title :
Application of AHP and Steiner tree problem in the location-selection of logistics´ distribution center
Author :
Guanghua, Wang ; Zhanjiang, Shi
Author_Institution :
Environ. Monitoring Station in the city of Kaifeng, Kaifeng, China
Abstract :
Logistics distribution center´s location-selection refers to that in an economic region consisting of a number of demand points and a number of alternative points, one or more addresses are screened out from a number of alternative points to set up distribution centers in the planning process. Hereon, in order to conquer the shortage of the traditional location-selection methods, this paper proposes two location-selections to make the locations selected at last more precise and more suitable for constructing distribution centers. The first location-selection is the alternative points´ location-selection, which is solved by AHP; the second is the distribution centers´ loaction-selection, which is solved by Steiner tree problem, and this paper gives Steiner tree problem´s improved algorithm based on Multi-Agent System. Finally, location problem for distribution center in E-commerce environment is analysed and carried out based on this model, and some tests are made to prove the feasibility of this model.
Keywords :
decision making; electronic commerce; logistics; multi-agent systems; trees (mathematics); Steiner tree problem; analytic hierarchy processing; e-commerce environment; location-selection methods; logistics distribution center; multi-agent system; planning process; Cities and towns; Costs; Electronic mail; Environmental economics; Logistics; Modems; Monitoring; Multiagent systems; Process planning; Steiner trees; Agent; Distribution Center; E-commerce; Steiner tree problem; location-seletion;
Conference_Titel :
Networking and Digital Society (ICNDS), 2010 2nd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wenzhou
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5162-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICNDS.2010.5479133