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Shortening the Delivery Routes of Koskamp B.V.
Boer, Thomas de (2024) Shortening the Delivery Routes of Koskamp B.V.
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| Abstract: | The goal of this research is to reduce travel distances in delivery routes, thereby lowering fuel costs and CO2-emissions for Koskamp B.V. in Den Ham. Koskamp B.V.’s branch is the sale and purchase of automotive parts, serving companies as garages and car dealers across the Netherlands. The head office operates from Den Ham and together with 12 other additional locations serve as depot for delivering. The company faces high fuel costs and CO2-emissions due to the long delivery routes driven. For delivering automotive parts, Koskamp created 10 areas. Each area is a pre-compiled list of addresses. The addresses in an area are relatively close to one another, as the addresses that are put into one list are based on zip code. The routes are generated 6 times a day, as there are 6 time slots in one day where customers can have their products delivered. The goal is that Koskamp delivers the ordered items within 90 minutes from the start of a time slot. Because of the 10 fixed areas, 10 routes are generated per time slot and these routes can only be adjusted manually. The problem of high fuel costs and CO2-emissions arises as Koskamp uses a routing generation method that utilizes this fixed allocation of addresses to areas. The goal of this research is to improve the delivery situation of Koskamp B.V. by optimizing the route planning to solve current issues in the delivery situation. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Programme: | Industrial Engineering and Management BSc (56994) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/103729 |
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