02228nas|a2200253 i 450000500170000000800410001703500150005810000270007324500920010026000520019230000150024449000520025950001510031150200830046252010420054565000200158765000200160770000430162770000500167070000550172071000500177581000840182585600650190920260818153651.0121095s1986    th uu m rtt  00|  a1eng d  a.b107028420 aSuthep Ruangpornwisuth14aThe location of cooling facilities for storing longans and lychees in northern Thailand  aBangkok :bAsian Institute of Technology,c1986  a40, J-32 p1 aResearch studies project report ;vno. IE-86-13  aA research study submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology  aResearch Studies Project Report (M. Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1986  aMany real world situations face location decisions.  Especially in the case of agricultural produce, where precooling and low temperature storing are key processes of the post  harvest handling system. Therefore location of such facilities  and types of cooling systems should be studied. Because of the  wide-range application of mechanical refrigeration systems, it is  considered as the cooling system in this study. A methodology for  determining the location of cool storage for agricultural produce  was developed and applied to Logans and Lychees produced  predominantly in Northern Thailand. The study places emphasis on  parameter estimation separately considered in 4 groups: (1)  equipment and operating cost, (2) building and land cost, (3)  transportation cost, (4) daily production output of produce.  The problem can be formulated as a Simple Plant Location  Problem (SPLP). The solution obtained by the model suggest  clearly that one storage facility for both, Longan and Lychee should be established in Chiang Mai.      0aLycheexStorage 0aLonganxStorage1 aOudheusden, Dirk L. van, eChairperson1 aFrausum, Yves G. Van, eExamination Committee1 aIllangantileke, Sarath G., eExamination Committee2 aRoyal Belgium Government, eScholarship Donor2 aAsian Institute of Technology.tResearch studies project report ;vno. IE-86-13  3Full-Textuhttp://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B19553