Optimization of the Process of Forming Supply Routes for Consumer Goods in Distribution Centers

Proposal Topic and Justification 1
Optimization of the process of forming supply routes for consumer goods in distribution centers
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Proposal Topic and Justification 2
Rationale
I chose a topic on how to optimize the supply chain routes for consumer goods. I chose
this topic because in the current market of goods and services, the implementation of logistic
processes is associated with high dynamics in changing market sectors, the continuous
development of the transport network, the expansion of the range of goods and services, the
expansion of the boundaries of interaction with suppliers and customers, and the change in the
regulatory framework of domestic and foreign companies. Consequently, I believe that to reduce
non-production costs and increase the level of competitiveness of organizations, continuous
improvement of the mechanisms for optimizing and managing logistics processes is necessary.
One of the promising areas of research in this area is the optimization and management of the
process of forming routes in the supply chains of consumer goods (Koksharov, 2016). The
research results of this direction are very relevant, first of all, to improve the quality of
functioning of the links supplying and distributing in the supply chains of consumer goods.
Potential for insightful outcomes
The paper will study an approach to optimizing supply routes for consumer goods by
creating a common algorithmic platform based on evolutionary metaheuristics using standard
models and methods for solving transport logistics problems that make up the optimization core
of a logistics information system (Sower and Quarles 2007). The findings from the study would
allow us create a common platform for solving various types of routing problems: delivery and
collection and delivery; homogeneous and consolidated cargoes, closed and open routes. With
this approach, it is possible to take into account organizational and technological limitations
when loading a vehicle, i.e. the routing problem is solved in conjunction with the load task
(Castillo-Villar, Smith and Herbert-Acero, 2014).

Proposal Topic and Justification 3
Scope, Aims and Objectives
The study uses models and methods of the theory of logistics, including transport
logistics; economic and mathematical methods; basics of information technology; models and
methods of operations research; main sections of the theory of graphs and networks; methods for
assessing economic efficiency. The scientific problem of optimizing and managing the process
of forming routes in the supply chains of consumer goods with rational and technological
placement in vehicles is being solved.
The aim of the work is to reduce enterprise costs by optimizing and managing the process
of forming supply routes with rational distribution during transportation of consumer goods in
distribution centers on the basis of a common platform of many spanning trees. The study will
also attempt to propose a methodology for optimizing and managing the process of forming
supply routes for consumer goods in distribution centers based on a common platform of many
spanning trees using basic models and methods for solving optimization problems of transport
logistics and information technologies (Freeman, 2008).
Application of theory
In my research, I observed that one of the urgent tasks of logistics is the organization of
optimal transportation of people and material values. As a rule, to solve a wide range of
optimization problems in logistics, linear (LP) and integer programming (CPU) models are used
(Douiri, Jabri & Barkany, 2016). The task of routing vehicles is carried out by simple and
effective heuristic methods that allow you to quickly find the right solution. However, it does not
guarantee an optimal solution. Currently, methods are being developed that combine the
flexibility of heuristics and the rigor of linear programming models, which makes it possible to