TY - BOOK AU - Li,Chi Keung AU - Techapun Raengkhum, AU - Pakorn Adulbhan, AU - Sharif,M.Nawaz ED - Government of Thailand, TI - Heuristic algorithm for the truck-dispatching problem in a selected oil company T2 - Thesis PY - 1975/// CY - Bangkok PB - Asian Institute of Technology KW - Transportation, Automotive KW - Thailand KW - Bangkok KW - Freight N1 - A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering of the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand; Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1975 N2 - An oil company has been selected for studying the Truck-Dispatching Problem. An Heuristic Programming Approach is employed and a computer program for the Truck-Dispatching Problem has been developed. Concepts of heuristic algorithm for the Truck-Dispatching Problem and the Traveling Salesman Problem (because of their similarity) have been introduced. A Truck-Scheduling-Procedure which can improve the efficiency of the present packed product distribution system has been developed and proposed to the Dispatching Section of the Company UR - http://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B24151 ER -