Abstract:
In today's era of globalization, companies strive to remain competitive and reduce
operational costs, one of which is by reducing transportation costs. PT. SRH have
problems in distribution because it currently uses a direct delivery method, where
each supplier sends their own goods to the company. With 20 suppliers in Cikarang,
this method often causes vehicle queues at the goods receipt gate. To overcome this
milkrun method is proposed, where the company collects goods from suppliers with
the help of a logistics service provider. The milkrun method divides 20 suppliers
into 3 groups and determines the most efficient order of visits. The three approach
methods used to determine the order are nearest neighbor, nearest neighbor
insertion, and farthest insertion. With the milkrun method, the company managed
to reduce the distance traveled by 26% for route 1, 31% for route 2, and 26% for
route 3. In addition, this method also saves vehicle rental costs by 77%. The
implementation of this milkrun method is expected to increase distribution
efficiency and reduce the company's operational costs.
