Route Assignment Problem | Assignment of Trucks to Routes: A case study: Latex Foam Rubber Products Limited, Kumasi-Ghana.

Samuel Amoako (u. a.)

ISBN 10: 3844386068 / ISBN 13: 9783844386066

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2011

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Route Assignment Problem | Assignment of Trucks to Routes: A case study: Latex Foam Rubber Products Limited, Kumasi-Ghana. | Samuel Amoako (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | 112 S. | Englisch | 2011 | LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing | EAN 9783844386066 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt, info[at]bod[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

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• Title: Route Assignment Problem | Assignment of Trucks to Routes: A case study: Latex Foam Rubber Products Limited, Kumasi-Ghana.
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3844386068
• ISBN 13: 9783844386066
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 220W x 150H x 7D millimeters 220 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 7 millimeters depth
• Weight: 185 grams
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Synopsis

The problem of distributing goods from depots to consumers plays an important role in the management of many distribution systems, and therefore when it is programmed efficiently it may yield significant savings. In a typical distribution system, trucks provide pick-up and delivery services to customers that are geographically dispersed in a given area. In many of its applications, the main objective of distribution is to find a set of routes for such trucks, satisfying a variety of constraints, so as to minimize the total distribution cost. This work focuses on a decision model for a real world problem. The problem reveals itself as assignment of trucks to routes by Latex Foam Rubber Products Limited-Kumasi, Ghana. This study addresses the problem of finding an efficient assignment of the limited number of trucks at the company’s disposal to the routes they ply while serving its customers outside the metropolis. In this work we use a solution procedure based on Munkres Assignment Algorithm for optimal assignment of non-homogenous fleet of trucks to a given set of routes, where Latex Foam Rubber Products Limited-Kumasi, distributes its products to its customers.

About the Author

Samuel Amoako holds an MSc.(Indus.Math) from KNUST and B.Ed. (Math) from University of Education,Winneba, all in Ghana. He is a member of Mathematical Association of Ghana. He is currently a tutor at SDA Senior High School, Bekwai, in Ashanti Region of Ghana.Mr.Kwaku Forkuoh Darkwah is a senior lecturer at the Mathematics Department KNUST,GHANA