Spatial Optimisation of the Fuel Purchase Decision for Road Transport Undertakings

G. Raghuram

IIMA Working Papers from Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, Research and Publication Department

Abstract: Road Transport Undertakings in India have been spending approximately between 15-20% of their total expenses on fuel. Given the fact that they visit different towns and sometimes even different states, the fuel which is available at different prices could be purchased in a way that the fuel cost is optimised. A network model, algorithms and linear programming formulations are presented for this problem in order to decide how much fuel should be purchased at the different towns that a bus visits as part of its vehicle duty schedule. The model presented minimises the fuel costs for a given amount of fuel to be consumed, taking advantage of spatial price differences.

Date: 1991-12-01
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