英文摘要 |
The purpose of this research is to build a mathematical model in order to determine the optimal weights of transshipment points and optimal number of wholesale markets when Taiwan carcass meat transportation system is established. The objective of this mathematical model is to maximize the revenue for the whole Taiwan hog industry. The factors considered in this research include: hog auction price, fixed and variable cost of each current hog wholesale market, transportation cost and slaughtering fee. The result shows that hog wholesale markets in Taipei county, Chang-hua county and Kaohsiung city should be closed unless their managers can do something to decrease transportation and marketing costs or to increase hog auction price. |