| dc.description.abstract | Cat Lai Port, a key international terminal in both the South Region and Vietnam,
currently operates at three times its intended capacity, resulting in severe traffic
congestion within and outside the port area, especially in road transport, leading to
extensive delays. Meanwhile, the Mekong Delta port area is a vital region with high
densities of rivers and canals, this area and its potential inland waterway transport is
lacking substantial investment. This thesis focuses on developing a Mixed-Integer
Linear Programming model based on the characteristic of Hub-and-Spoke network
design to optimize the transportation cost as well as define new transportation route
via inland waterway transport. A genetic algorithm is then proposed to solve the large scale data sample for this problem. After conducting both exact method and
approximate approach, the optimal result would be discussed to recommend benefits
for the customers, especially companies wanting to deliver products from the Mekong
Delta port area to Cat Lai Port. | en_US |
