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dc.contributor.authorHu, TLen_US
dc.contributor.authorSheu, JBen_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-08T15:40:12Z-
dc.date.available2014-12-08T15:40:12Z-
dc.date.issued2003-10-16en_US
dc.identifier.issn0165-0114en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0165-0114(02)00516-Xen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11536/27457-
dc.description.abstractIn some cases, customer classification is important for the development of advanced logistical distribution strategies in response to the growing complexity in business logistical markets. This paper presents a new approach that can be employed to cluster customers before executing fleet routing in logistical operations. The proposed approach is developed on the basis of fuzzy clustering techniques, and involves three sequential mechanisms including: (1) binary transformation, (2) generation of a fuzzy correlation matrix, and (3) customer clustering. Such a customer clustering method should be performed prior to vehicle dispatching and routing in the process of goods distribution. The proposed methodology clusters customers on the basis of their demand attributes, rather than the static geographic property which is considered extensively in most published vehicle routing algorithms. In addition to methodology development, a case study was conducted to demonstrate the potential advantages of the proposed fuzzy clustering based method. It is expected that this study can stimulate more research on time-based logistics control and management. (C) 2002 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjectfuzzy clusteringen_US
dc.subjecttransportationen_US
dc.subjectlogistics distributionen_US
dc.titleA fuzzy-based customer classification method for demand-responsive logistical distribution operationsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/S0165-0114(02)00516-Xen_US
dc.identifier.journalFUZZY SETS AND SYSTEMSen_US
dc.citation.volume139en_US
dc.citation.issue2en_US
dc.citation.spage431en_US
dc.citation.epage450en_US
dc.contributor.department運輸與物流管理系 註:原交通所+運管所zh_TW
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Transportation and Logistics Managementen_US
dc.identifier.wosnumberWOS:000185638500013-
dc.citation.woscount30-
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