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Feasibility Study and Strategic Location Modelling of a centralised distribution centre for Conways
Mini Dissertation (B Eng. (Industrial and Systems Engineering))--University of Pretoria, 2018.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/68360 Feasibility Study and Strategic Location Modelling of a centralised distribution centre for Conways Labuschagne, M. (Marthie) Mini-dissertations (Industrial and Systems Engineering) Mini Dissertation (B Eng. (Industrial and Systems Engineering))--University of Pretoria, 2018. Facility location modelling has proven to be a unique and powerful tool in operations research. Location models are widely used to solve complex engi- neering problems across various industries. For Conways, a facility model is invaluable in determining the optimal location for their new centralised dis- tribution warehouse. This project aims to develop a facility location model to identify possible locations, given the locations of the ve warehouses, the new centre will stock. A new distribution centre will assist Conways in consol- idating these ve warehouses and order their products through one account. A single account, rather than ve separate accounts, will allow them to make better use of the quantity discounts o ered by Wispeco. Since only one account will handle the procurement, the procurement problem was also investigated to identify the best combination of purchases at the lowest possible cost. A centralised centre will ultimately provide the opportunity to improve Conways' procurement system. This report provides the problem investigation and an in-depth literature review of the procurement problem as well as the facility location model. The mathematical models used to solve both problems are discussed, along with the results. The rst model identi ed the best combination purchases in order to obtain the lowest cost. This combination will save Conways R 766 002,00 annually. The second model determined that the optimal location for a dis- tribution centre is in the Pretoria region. The Tannery Industrial Park is the preferred location. 2019-02-01T09:47:45Z 2019-02-01T09:47:45Z 2018 2018 Mini Dissertation http://hdl.handle.net/2263/68360 en en © 2018 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. PDF application/pdf University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering |
| spellingShingle | Mini-dissertations (Industrial and Systems Engineering) Labuschagne, M. (Marthie) Feasibility Study and Strategic Location Modelling of a centralised distribution centre for Conways |
| title | Feasibility Study and Strategic Location Modelling of a centralised distribution centre for Conways |
| title_full | Feasibility Study and Strategic Location Modelling of a centralised distribution centre for Conways |
| title_fullStr | Feasibility Study and Strategic Location Modelling of a centralised distribution centre for Conways |
| title_full_unstemmed | Feasibility Study and Strategic Location Modelling of a centralised distribution centre for Conways |
| title_short | Feasibility Study and Strategic Location Modelling of a centralised distribution centre for Conways |
| title_sort | feasibility study and strategic location modelling of a centralised distribution centre for conways |
| topic | Mini-dissertations (Industrial and Systems Engineering) |
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