Document Type

Closed Project

Publication Date

Fall 2021

Instructor

Timothy Anderson

Course Title

Operations Research

Course Number

ETM 540/640

Abstract

Order fulfillment at low cost is a critical task of any company. Order fulfillment is achieved through order creation, inventory availability, org selection, pick & pack, carrier tender, and finally carrier pick-up and delivery. This sequence of events requires distribution centers of adequate capacity and capability. To achieve competitive cost, the placement of each distribution center is a critical decision. If the distribution center is placed in the wrong location, shipping costs will be higher than they need to be, placing the company at a disadvantage. The data needed to make a decision for a new location includes order destination, order size, shipping costs, as well as the location of any existing distribution centers. Vetsource, a veterinary service company, is evaluating the decision for a new distribution center. This investment is critical to the future success of the company. The objective of this paper is to create a model which will help determine the lowest shipping costs of this Distribution Center.

Rights

In Copyright. URI: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s

Comments

This project is only available to students, staff, and faculty of Portland State University

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/36933

Download

Share

COinS