Research in Collaboration with the Energy and Environment Program and Systems Engineering Program

- Jointly Managed by Dr. Ada S.F. Ng, Dr. Scott Kennedy and Dr. Behrooz Asgari

Logistics strategies on the solid waste management in Malaysia

The location of landfill is one of the main conflicts between residents and the waste management company. If it is too close to the residents, complaints on water and air pollution arise. On the other hand, if it is too far from the residents, i.e. the source of waste, the cost for transporting the waste will increase. Deploying transfer stations can be one of the solutions to balance the conflict. Besides, a properly designed collection routing and scheduling system can reduce operation cost of the waste management company. In this project, we study the viability of deploying transfer stations in the Klang valley and the locations of these transfer stations. Besides, the research will also develop a new set of collection routes and schedule with the consideration of using transfer stations.

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