Optimal Routes for Distributing Refined Products for Port Harcourt Refining Company Limited (PHRC), Port Harcourt, Rivers state, Nigeria

Ikpotokin F.O

doi:https://doi.org/10.14445/23488387/IJCSE-V5I12P101

Research Article | Open Access

Volume 5 | Issue 12 | Year 2018 | Article Id. IJCSE-V5I12P101 | DOI : https://doi.org/10.14445/23488387/IJCSE-V5I12P101

Optimal Routes for Distributing Refined Products for Port Harcourt Refining Company Limited (PHRC), Port Harcourt, Rivers state, Nigeria

Ikpotokin F.O, K.M.Koko, Salisu Lukunti

Citation :

Ikpotokin F.O, K.M.Koko, Salisu Lukunti, "Optimal Routes for Distributing Refined Products for Port Harcourt Refining Company Limited (PHRC), Port Harcourt, Rivers state, Nigeria," International Journal of Computer Science and Engineering , vol. 5, no. 12, pp. 1-9, 2018. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23488387/IJCSE-V5I12P101

Abstract

In this study, the dynamic programming Method was coded in Micro-Soft excel to determine the optimal routes from Port Harcourt refinery to its five distribution depots located outside the refinery town. The distances of all the possible routes from the Refinery to the five destinations in the Nigerian road network was obtained using map reading from the Nigerian atlas map. Also, the data of Nigerian roads was collected from Cross Country Limited.

Keywords

Shortest Route, Microsoft Excel, Optimal Route

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