Shiue, Cherng-feng creator Oudheusden, Dirk L. Van Chairperson Tabucanon, Mario T. Examination Committee Lu, Iuan-Yuan Examination Committee The Government of Republic of China Scholarship Donor text series technical report th Bangkok Asian Institute of Technology 1985 continuing eng 38, M-2 p This research deals with a transportation problem of material parts in the field of construction of transmission systems, with particular reference to the Transmission and Distribution Con struction (TDC) office of Taiwan Power Company (Taipower) . The problem · could be identified as a large "capacitated plant location problem". However, it was solved by a hierarchical ap proach, i.e., first, the parts allocation to each warehouse is deterimined by a mixed integer linear programming model; second, the minimum number of trucks and the specific load of each truck for each warehouse are determined by set covering model . A heuristic method and exact method for the set covering problem were studied, and it- was found that the heuristic method performed satisfactorily in this context. A case study of a transmission line construction project was made, showing the usefulness of the overall approach. A research study submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology Research Studies Project Report (M. Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1985 Shipping Taiwan Rates Construction industry Economic aspects Taiwan Asian Institute of Technology. http://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B19891 http://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B19891 121095 20260818153707.0