Research on Distribution Centers Location Problem

The distribution center (DC) is an important component of modern logistics, like a bridge that connects the suppliers and customers, and its location problem has been attached importance very much. In this paper, the existing DC location model is expanded by considering the situation with multi-suppliers. Meanwhile, this location problem is divided into the supply stage and the distribution stage, and then we use the max-min ant clustering algorithm at these stages respectively to optimize the complete location problem. Finally, a simulation experiment is given to verify the feasibility of this algorithm, and the results indicate that this algorithm is suitable for the DC location with the existence of multi-suppliers.