Truck Allocation Planning for Cost Reduction of Mechanical Sugarcane Harvesting in Thailand: An Application of Multi-objective Optimization

Kriengkri Kaewtrakulpong (), Tomohiro Takigawa and Masayuki Koike
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Kriengkri Kaewtrakulpong: Kasetsart University
Tomohiro Takigawa: University of Tsukuba
Masayuki Koike: University of Tsukuba

A chapter in Operations Research Proceedings 2007, 2008, pp 331-336 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In Thailand, the chopper-type mechanical sugarcane harvester is widespread. This type of harvester usually operates with some trucks. When sufficient numbers of trucks are available, the chopper can carry out continuous harvest operation. However, there are not enough trucks in the surveyed region to cover the transportation needs. Hence, effective allocation planning of trucks is vital. By determining the optimum number of trucks needed for the sugarcane fields, it is possible to make efficient use of the chopper.

Keywords: Sugar Factory; Allocation Planning; Mechanized Resource Allocation; Sugarcane Farmer; Deterioration Time (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-77903-2_51

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