Case Study: The Cost Minimization of Refuse Collection Operations |
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Authors: | R. G. Coyle M. J. C. Martin |
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Affiliation: | 1.London Graduate Business School,;2.Management Centre of Bradford University, |
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Abstract: | This paper describes an approach developed to minimize the cost of refuse collection operations in a city of 150,000 population. The method is general and applicable to a city of any size.A model is derived for collection which is a function of varied housing layouts, collection times, team sizes and the distance of the collection rounds from the disposal point. Then a computational method is developed which allocates collection operatives to vehicles and designs rounds which together minimize the total collection cost.The advantages of the method are:(a) It reduces collection costs. The “one-off” cost of applying the method to 10 per cent of the local authorities in the U.K. would be [pound]150,000 and yield a reduction in costs of [pound]500,000 p.a.(b) It enables management to replan rounds quickly as circumstances change.(c) Other applications, which are being investigated, are also discussed. |
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