Integrated management system for vending machines
JOURNAL OF THE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE OF GAZI UNIVERSITY, cilt.39, sa.3, ss.1893-1906, 2024 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 39 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2024
- Doi Numarası: 10.17341/gazimmfd.1140636
- Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF THE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE OF GAZI UNIVERSITY
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Art Source, Compendex, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1893-1906
- Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
In this study, management system is presented to minimize operational costs for vending machines. Figure A summarizes the developed system for the working scenario. In this study, an inventory management model and distribution planning model for vending machines network are developed. In inventory management model, warehouse inventory is classified by evaluating multiple criteria and different scenarios are suggested to vending system manager. A heuristic algorithm is developed in distribution planning model and significant travelling distance savings are observed when compared to current situation.