?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fmiis.maths.ox.ac.uk%2Fmiis%2F713%2F&rft.title=Cost+Optimization+of+Ice+Distribution&rft.creator=Hjorth%2C+P.G.&rft.creator=Lacey%2C+A.A.&rft.creator=Micheletti%2C+Alessandra&rft.creator=Tzanetis%2C+D.&rft.creator=Kostoglou%2C+V.&rft.creator=Novakovic%2C+R.&rft.creator=Rossides%2C+A.&rft.creator=Sterev%2C+N.&rft.creator=Zachariou%2C+M.&rft.subject=Food+and+Drink&rft.description=Two+questions+regarding+minimizing+fuel+costs+while+delivering+ice+along+a+pre-set+route+are+tackled.%0D%0AThe+first+question+is+when+demand+exceeds+the+load+of+a+single+truck%2C+so+that+a+second+truck+of+ice+has+to+be+taken+to+some+point+of+the+route+for+the+driver%2Fsalesman+to+continue+with+that+for+the+rest+of+the+route%3A+Is+it+better%3A%0D%0A1)+for+the+first+truck+to+deliver+starting+from+the+costumer+nearest+to+the+base%2C+or%0D%0A2)+for+the+first+truck+to+start+the+delivery+from+the+last+costumer+(the+most+distant+from+the+base)%3F%0D%0AWe+show+that+the+second+strategy+was+better+for+the+particular+data+looked+at%2C+and+we+have+the+basis+of+an+algorithm+for+deciding+which+strategy+is+the+better+for+a+given+delivery+schedule.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe+second+question+concerns+how+best+to+modify+a+regular+sales+route+when+an+extra+delivery+has+to+be+made.+Again%2C+the+basis+for+an+algorithm+to+decide+how+to+minimize+fuel+costs+is+derived.&rft.date=2017-07-31&rft.type=Study+Group+Report&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fmiis.maths.ox.ac.uk%2Fmiis%2F713%2F1%2FESGI125_problem3_PartyIce.pdf&rft.identifier=++Hjorth%2C+P.G.+and+Lacey%2C+A.A.+and+Micheletti%2C+Alessandra+and+Tzanetis%2C+D.+and+Kostoglou%2C+V.+and+Novakovic%2C+R.+and+Rossides%2C+A.+and+Sterev%2C+N.+and+Zachariou%2C+M.++(2017)+Cost+Optimization+of+Ice+Distribution.++%5BStudy+Group+Report%5D+++++