Transportation–Location Problem for a Solar Stove Distributing Nonprofit Organization

Gemma Berenguer (), Amber Richter () and Zuo-Jun (Max) Shen ()
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Gemma Berenguer: Purdue University
Amber Richter: University of California
Zuo-Jun (Max) Shen: University of California

Chapter 6 in Case Studies in Operations Research, 2015, pp 111-128 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In this chapter, we describe a transportation–location problem faced by a nonprofit organization which requires an efficient plan for distributing solar stoves to a number of African countries. The main tradeoff in this problem is between local production costs and shipping costs. Shipment consolidation to mitigate spare container capacity and location of assembly plants are also considered. Multiple models and solution techniques are discussed throughout the chapter.

Keywords: Supply Chain; Integer Linear Programming; Shipping Cost; Destination Country; Assembly Plant (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-1007-6_6

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