Dr. Gazi Bilal Yıldız, a faculty member in the Department of Industrial Engineering at Hitit University's Faculty of Engineering, has had his project, aimed at contributing to the logistics sector, approved for funding by TÜBİTAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey).
The project, titled "Optimization Software for Efficient Loading of Reels or Pallets Used in Cable Packaging onto Various Vehicles," was prepared under the TÜBİTAK 1505 University-Industry Cooperation Program, with the support of the R&D Center of Hasçelik Kablo San. Tic. A.Ş., one of Turkey's top 500 ISO industrial companies. The project, deemed eligible for funding under the program, is expected to make a significant contribution to the logistics sector.
Dr. Yıldız stated that the project aims to enable faster and more reliable delivery of cable products to customers in the market via logistics vehicles.
Yıldız stated that the project will maximize the volume of cable products loaded onto vehicles and will also determine vehicle routes based on efficient routes, adding:
“With the ever-increasing energy demand, the investments required to meet this demand are also increasing proportionally. At this point, the customer organization that produces conductors and cables for energy transmission also fulfills its shipping responsibilities to deliver products to its suppliers. However, the high volume of shipments throughout the year brings significant financial burdens for the customer organization. With this project, the cable reels sold by the customer organization will be loaded onto the vehicles with almost no gaps between them, ensuring optimum efficiency, and the optimum route will be determined based on the vehicle's final destination.”
“Delivery time will be accelerated.”
Dr. Yıldız also stated that the project consists of an optimization algorithm and an interface to be developed for the user. Associate Professor Yıldız continued:
“This project will also ensure that the loaded materials do not suffer any damage during the shipment phase. By reducing the number of vehicles used for shipments annually and increasing the tonnage-to-vehicle ratio, the reduced number of vehicles will decrease fuel consumption and loading time, and by obtaining an efficient loading and routing plan, delivery times will be accelerated.”
Dr. Yıldız stated that the project, which will receive 64,000 Turkish Lira in support from TÜBİTAK, is planned to be completed within 18 months.
