Roteirização de veículos em uma indústria de vidros temperados

Abstract

This paper studies the problem of routing of transport vehicles of a temperate glass industry, located in the city of Dourados-MS. In this problem, pieces of glass are produced and stored in the company and later transferred to final consumers, located in other cities in the region. The objective of the work is to route the fleet of trucks, maximizing their use and increasing productivity in meeting the demand generated. This problem is common in many companies in view of the direct impact it has on operational and logistical costs. Thus, a bibliographical and documentary research was carried out, through the collection of articles and texts with experiences and positive and related satisfactory results. Also, the company's logistics system, concepts and methods of operational research were used to revolve the problem of vehicle routing. In the solution of the problem, the algorithm of Clarke & Wright (1964) is used to find routes close to optimal solutions, greatly reducing logistics costs, distance traveled, delivery time and number of routes. The results show a reduction in the logistics costs of the company.