Selecting the best transportation model for mineral water producing companies in Ghana- A Case study of Gratis Aqua company (GAC)
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2014
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Abstract
Transporting goods from sources to destinations by road is very popular in
Ghana and it can be seen in every business entity whose daily activities involve
production. The production sites, storage facilities and final destinations are
all link by road. It has always being a problem in finding ways to cut down
transportation cost and it goes on to affect the decision making process and if
proper strategic plans are not put in place can slow down the development of
that establishment. In this study data of Gratis Aqua Company was considered
and modeled as a transportation problem with unique quality method, minimum
demand-supply method and best candidate method. It was observed that these
models are capable of reducing the company’s total transportation cost. This
transportation model will be useful for making strategic decisions by managers
of Gratis Aqua Company in making optimum allocation of the production from
the three storage facilities (Juaso, Obogu and Konongo) to the various customers
in the three districts of Asante Akim at a minimum transportation cost.
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A thesis submitted to the department of
Mathematics, Kwame Nkrumah University of
Science and Technology in partial fufillment of
the requirement for the degree of MSC
Industrial Mathematics