TY  - SER
AU  - Suthep Ruangpornwisuth
AU  - Oudheusden,Dirk L.van
AU  - Frausum,Yves G.Van
AU  - Illangantileke,Sarath G.
ED  - Royal Belgium Government, 
TI  - The location of cooling facilities for storing longans and lychees in northern Thailand
T2  - Research studies project report
PY  - 1986///
CY  - Bangkok
PB  - Asian Institute of Technology
KW  - Lychee
KW  - Storage
KW  - Longan
N1  - A research study submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology; Research Studies Project Report (M. Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1986
N2  - Many 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.
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