Frontiers in Management Research

Modeling and Optimizing for the Regional Logistics Distribution Systems of Drinking Water Companies Based on the Random Service System Theory

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DOI: 10.22606/fmr.2018.21004

Author(s)

Jia-jing Zhou
School of Management, University of South China, Hengyang, China
Wen-hao Liu
School of Management, University of South China, Hengyang, China.
Zhao-yun Zhang
School of Management, University of South China, Hengyang, China.
Jiang-ying Zhang
School of Management, University of South China, Hengyang, China.
Dong-yang Xin
School of Management, University of South China, Hengyang, China.
Yao-yao Wei^*
School of Management, University of South China, Hengyang, China.

Abstract

Due to the complex service mechanism and the random market requirements, lots of factors influence the regional logistics distribution processes of the drinking water companies. It's hard for those companies to optimize their logistics distribution systems only by using the traditional decision methods. Thus, this paper puts forward an idea so as to optimize the regional logistic distribution system and to establish the logistics information support system based on the theory of Random Service System (RSS). Furthermore, the regional logistics distribution system of “NongFu Spring (Zhejiang)” is taken as a concrete example. Through modeling and simulating of their distribution system, the major factors cause the resource-wasting and the transportation costs can be found and the optimized system is designed.

Keywords

Regional logistics, distribution, theory of random service system (RSS).

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