산업경영시스템학회지 (Journal of Korean Society of Industrial and Systems Engineering)

  • 제36권1호
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  • Pages.8-16
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  • 2013
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  • 2005-0461(pISSN)
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  • 2287-7975(eISSN)
한국산업경영시스템학회 (Society of Korea Industrial and System Engineering)
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우편 발송 비용 최소화를 위한 상업용 다량 우편물 선구분 적재

Presort and Loading of Commercial Bulk Mails for Minimizing Mailing Fees

  • 임승길 (성결대학교 산업경영공학부) ;
  • 김재곤 (인천대학교 산업경영공학과) ;
  • 신용호 (영남대학교 경영학부)
  • Lim, Seung-Kil (Department of Industrial and Management Engineering, Sungkyul University) ;
  • Kim, Jae-Gon (Department of Industrial and Management Engineering, University of Incheon) ;
  • Shin, Yong-Ho (School of Business, Yeungnam University)
  • 투고 : 2012.09.27
  • 심사 : 2012.11.22
  • 발행 : 2013.03.31
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We consider a problem of presort and loading of commercial bulk mails in a mailing service. Here, presort is the process by which a mailer prepares mail so that it is sorted to at least the finest extent required by the mailing service provider for the (discounted) price claimed. The problem is formulated as a special type of transportation problem. To solve industrial-sized problems, we develop an efficient heuristic algorithm and perform experimental tests on randomly generated problem instances. Results of the tests show that mailers can save mailing cost much more when they use small-sized mail trays with less frequent mailings. Also, large-sized mailers can obtain much more cost saving than small-sized mailers. In addition, cost saving effect is influenced by delivery area distribution of mails and fluctuation of mailing demand.

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연구 과제 주관 기관 : Yeungnam University

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