Supply chain design for abalone farming in Thailand

Abstract

Problem statement: Design Supply Chain System for abalone to turn abalone farming research into a successful commercial industry. Significance of my proposed research is to design a model that involves many parties, such as researchers, farmers who received the technological transfer from the researchers, intermediates, and customers. Decision theory is the technique used to develop this supply chain model. The model decides the locations e.g. warehouses and distribution centers, which is an important role in planning process. The data required are farm locations, fixed cost and variable cost of each location, demands, and transportation costs. The software to be used is Microsoft Excel. This simulation model will help the planner to plan the supply chain system.