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2632. OR based solution for distribution of grains within a state
Invited abstract in session WA-13: Food Supply Chains, stream Secure & Sustainable Food Supply.
Wednesday, 8:30-10:00Room: 15 (building: 116)
Authors (first author is the speaker)
| 1. | Shallu Bhasin
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| IIT Dellhi | |
| 2. | Nomesh Bolia
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| Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi |
Abstract
The Public Distribution system (PDS) distributes essential food and non-food items to the economically disadvantaged population. The distribution is often facilitated through a network of state warehouses and fair price shops. Each year, the Government of India spends a huge amount of money on the distribution of these grains across the nation, from surplus to deficient regions, which puts a heavy burden on financial resources. The present study aims to optimise the PDS operations to improve logistical decision-making and thereby reduce the cost to the government. The mathematical model is developed using mixed integer linear programming, which cost. The constraints considered in the model are demand constraints, supply constraints, and capacity constraints. The parameters includes capacity, demand, geo-coordinates, and district name. The outputs are optimal tagging and associated amounts of food commodities to be transported and optimal clusters for storage facilities significant. The above model has been implemented for 3 months in one of the states where the state has reported a reduction in the cost to the government. Efforts are underway to scale the exercise to all other states.
Keywords
- Optimization Modeling
- Logistics
- Programming, Mixed-Integer
Status: accepted
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