This paper aims to solve the location and routing problem (LRP) in the agricultural sector with the objective function of fuel cost minimization. Many farmers may have problems when transporting and selling products because of high costs and unfair prices. The proper location of standardized...

Outbound logistics is a crucial field of logistics management. This study considers a planning distribution for the poultry industry in Thailand. The goal of the study is to minimize the transportation cost for the multi-depot vehicle-routing problem (MDVRP). A novel enhanced differential...

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Part I Supply Chain Management -- 1 A Supply Chain Network Design Considering Network Density -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Problem Definition -- 3 Model Formulation -- 3.1 Objective Functions -- 3.1.1 First Objective: Maximizing Supply Chain Profit (Z1) --...

This research aimed to design a transportation model for the international trade of agricultural products between Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia, known as the Great Mekong Subregion (GMS). Agricultural products are transported from a farmers' cooperative to a foreign end market. The mathematical...