A mathematical model for the municipal solid waste location-routing problem with intermediate transfer stations

Authors

  • Hossein Asefi The University of New South Wales
  • Samsung Lim The University of New South Wales
  • Mojtaba Maghrebi The University of New South Wales

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3127/ajis.v19i0.1151

Keywords:

Location-routing problem, Municipal solid waste, Hazardous waste, Routing, Facility location

Abstract

Municipal solid waste management is one of the challenging issues in mega cities due to various interrelated factors such as operational costs and environmental concerns. Cost as one of the most significant constraints of municipal solid waste management can be effectively economized by efficient planning approaches. Considering diverse waste types in an integrated municipal solid waste system, a mathematical model of the location-routing problem is formulated and solved in this study in order to minimize the total cost of transportation and facility establishment.

Author Biographies

Hossein Asefi, The University of New South Wales

School of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Samsung Lim, The University of New South Wales

School of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Mojtaba Maghrebi, The University of New South Wales

School of Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Published

2015-09-22

How to Cite

Asefi, H., Lim, S., & Maghrebi, M. (2015). A mathematical model for the municipal solid waste location-routing problem with intermediate transfer stations. Australasian Journal of Information Systems, 19. https://doi.org/10.3127/ajis.v19i0.1151

Issue

Vol. 19 (2015)

Section

Research on Business Analytics Applications

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