A Two-Stage Method to Optimize The Milk-Run System

Aslı Aksoy and Nursel Öztürk
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Aslı Aksoy: Uludag University
Nursel Öztürk: Uludag University

European Journal of Engineering and Technology Research, 2018, vol. 1, issue 3, 7-11

Abstract: In this competitive manufacturing environment, material transportation is an important topic for researchers and practical applications. This study presents a real life example of an automotive equipment manufacturer problem. The manufacturer has several depots to serve 54 milk-run suppliers and complained about the fluctuations of milk-run vehicles between work days and depots. The aim of this study is to develop a systematic approach to make milk-run system more stable for manufacturer. Therefore the systematic approach which consists of, the milk-run route optimization with mixed integer linear programming model, container loading heuristic to increase the utilization of milk-run vehicles and time interval assignment heuristic to avoid coincidence of milk-run vehicles at the depots, is suggested to get over existing problems of a manufacturer.

Keywords: Container loading problem Logistics optimization; Milk-run system; Mixed integer linear programming (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.24018/ejeng.2016.1.3.152

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