VEHICLE ROUTING FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM USING GENETIC ALGORITHM.
This article presents vehicle routing for Public Distribution System (PDS) of a district in Tamil Nadu, India. We have proposed a Genetic Algorithm (GA) method to minimise the cost, i.e., the distance travelled by the vehicles from the depot to various ration shops. Let there be 'm' distribution poi...
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=31238747&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 31238747 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 2WQ3 jtl: ICFAI Journal of Governance & Public Policy maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Mar2008 vid: 3 iid: 1 pid: 31374 pub: IUP Publications artinfo: ui: 31238747 ppf: 47 ppct: 13 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P size: 228KB tig: atl: VEHICLE ROUTING FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM USING GENETIC ALGORITHM. aug: au: Kanchana, D. Manivannan, L. Premkumar, N. B. affil: Assistant Professor, Department of Management Studies, KSR College of Engineering, Tiruchengode Reader, Department of Corporate Secretaryship, Erode Arts College, Erode Reader, Department of Business Management, Erode Arts College, Erode su: Physical distribution of goods Genetic algorithms Cooperative societies Business logistics Tamil Nadu (India) India sug: subj: Tamil Nadu (India) India Physical distribution of goods Genetic algorithms Cooperative societies Business logistics keyword: Genetic Algorithm Public Distribution System Vehicle Routing ab: This article presents vehicle routing for Public Distribution System (PDS) of a district in Tamil Nadu, India. We have proposed a Genetic Algorithm (GA) method to minimise the cost, i.e., the distance travelled by the vehicles from the depot to various ration shops. Let there be 'm' distribution points and 'n' vehicles. It is required to distribute the essential commodities like sugar, rice, wheat, etc., to these 'm' destinations through 'n' vehicles. The objective is to minimise the cost involved in routing the vehicles to the various destinations. In this regard, the vehicle routing is to be computerised for efficient logistics. The PDS is a consumer-oriented system and as such it can be run successfully only when the public are involved in it. The present study covers four taluks in Namakkal district --Tiruchengode, Namakkal, Rasipuram and Velur -- which consist of 727 Fair Price Shops run by cooperatives. The system requires participation of the authorities and the drivers, who are following the routing schedules and dealing with the problems faced by them. In the light of the suggestions given, the system can be strengthened with a view to ensuring satisfactory, adequate and continuous arrangements for the distribution of essential goods at a reasonable and fair price to the vulnerable and weaker sections in the study area. The study focuses on the importance of cost and time minimisation of vehicle routing for PDS. The staff of the cooperative societies are following intuitive vehicle routing method. They are not following a scientifically devised vehicle routing method. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of ICFAI Journal of Governance & Public Policy is the property of IUP Publications and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. item: ICFAI Journal of Governance & Public Policy holder: IUP Publications dt: @attributes: year: 2008 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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