User Account

All Pages

Operational research problem, Supply Chain Management

Assignment Help:
GroceryKart.com is responsible for supplying fresh vegetables and produce to all mom-and-pop retail stores in Mumbai and adjoining suburbs. There are about 600 stores in their network. They have a fleet of old Matador vans that are being used to haul the goods from their central warehouse in Andheri. Given the perishable nature of the goods, all vans leave at 5:00 AM and all deliveries have to happen before 8:00 AM. Each van can make multiple stops but the union contract prevents any truck from making more than 20 stops or travelling more than 65 KM in any trip.

In an effort to reduce costs and minimize greenhouse emissions, GroceryKart.com is planning to retire all the old Matador vans and purchase a new fleet of Mahindra vans. They believe the cost of purchasing the Mahindra vans will more or less be covered by the sale of Matador vans and the rest of the money will come from the existing savings fund. However, maintaining each truck costs Rs. 20,000 a month (including driver, etc.). Also, the variable cost/km of travel is around Rs. 30 for the first three years of the truck usage. Each Mahindra truck can carry up to 1000 kg at full capacity and at the end of the trip, all trucks return back to the warehouse. Each stop at the store takes 5 minutes to download (irrespective of the weight) and every KM travelled takes 90 seconds on an average.

The distance between each store and the warehouse is provided in Table 1. The daily demand for each store is provided in Table 2. (Click here to download the dataset)

Can you write a program to determine the number of Mahindra vans required to be purchased and the total KM that will be travelled to service the daily demand of all the stores so as to minimize the total cost over the first three years?

The output of the code should clearly mention:

The number of trucks needed
Routing for each truck and
The total miles travelled each day.

Related Discussions:- Operational research problem

Analysis assumptions explicitly, Steve Rothel was purchasing manager for th...

Steve Rothel was purchasing manager for the mid-west division of the Terpend Corporation. Shortly before his company was to install an exhaust system in a new construction project,

Explain the risks and advantages of global supply chain, Explain the risks ...

Explain the risks and advantages of Global Supply Chain Risks - a)      Supply side risks b)      Risks in international logistics c)       Demand side risks d)

Write a note on assessment tool, Question 1 It is necessary for Supply Cha...

Question 1 It is necessary for Supply Chain managers to identify the obstacles to co-ordination in the Supply Chain so that they can take suitable actions that help achieve co-ord

Explain the concept of business process outsourcing, Question 1 Why is it ...

Question 1 Why is it essential for organisations to make sourcing a part of its overall strategic planning process? Question 2 What are the major classes of risks in outsourc

Assigment, mission

mission

Research paper, I have to submit a research paper this Saturday about a pr...

I have to submit a research paper this Saturday about a problem in managing global supply chains from the real business world (from work or from any business articles/cases). It h

how may cds should top gun order, Top Gun Records and various movie studio...

Top Gun Records and various movie studios have decided to sign a revenue-sharing contract for DVDs.  Every DVD costs the studio $2 to make.  The DVD will be sold to Top Gun for $3.

Tqm implementation programme, Question 1: a. Describe briefly the SWOT ...

Question 1: a. Describe briefly the SWOT analysis. b. Describe the Porter's Five Forces model. Porter's Five Forces model Question 2: Describe the objectives and ty

Assignments, Discuss the applications of scm principle in financial service...

Discuss the applications of scm principle in financial services.

Definition of an identification problem, Identification problems 1.  W...

Identification problems 1.  What is the definition of an identification problem (in the context we have discussed in EC337)?   2.  Two general empirical patterns are that (1)

Write Your Message!

Captcha
Order Assignment

Featured Services

Order Now

Popular Subjects

Free Assignment Quote

Assured A++ Grade

Get guaranteed satisfaction & time on delivery in every assignment order you paid with us! We ensure premium quality solution document along with free turntin report!

Submit Assignment

Academics

Major Subjects

Majors

Get In Touch

whatsapp: +91-977-207-8620

Phone: +91-977-207-8620

Email: [email protected]

TERMS & POLICIES

HELP & SUPPORT

All rights reserved! Copyrights ©2019-2020 ExpertsMind IT Educational Pvt Ltd