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A methodology to support decision-making on sugar distribution for export channel: A case study of Thai sugar industry

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Supply chain research can lead to an increase in efficiency, business integration, responsiveness and ultimately market competitiveness. In the sugar industry, such research has expanded rapidly over the past two decades, and has been motivated by low world sugar prices and rising costs of production. However, in the present competitive business environment, a more customer-driven and holistic approach to supply chain management is required. This study focuses on warehouse and distribution management for the export channel of Thai sugar industry. The aim is to suggest the best inventory position and transportation route in the distribution system based on Genetic Algorithm (GA). It provides a systematic and flexible framework to solve the problem of cost minimization of sugar transport from the mills to seaports. The results demonstrate that the tool is not only useful for minimizing the cost, but also for managing sugar warehousing, distribution route and seaport exporting. While the focus of this paper is on sugar supply chain, much of the information is relevant to distribution management of other agricultural commodities as well.

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Judul Seri

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No. Panggil

ATC PO CHI a

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Thailand : Elsevier., 2008

Deskripsi Fisik

14 p.

Bahasa

English

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Tipe Media

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Tipe Pembawa

online resource

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Subjek

genetic algorithm
Sugar supply chain
Transportation route
Warehouse and distribution management
Order picking

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Pernyataan Tanggungjawab

N. Chiadamrong

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