Locating Facility with Multi-period and Dynamic Demand: A Case Study of Chemical Fertilizer Store in Thailand

This paper presents a solution for the problem in multi-period facility location of a chemical fertilizer store in Udonthani province of Thailand. The Case Study was Agricultural marketing co-operative limited (AMC). The study proposed an approach for determining facility locations with dynamic demands and multiple capacity sizes. The results showed that the proposed facility location model led to a total cost reduction of approximately 1,007,000 baht. Furthermore, scenarios were established to verify the appropriate facility locations in order to obtain the minimum total along the demand curve. Eventually, the model was proven to be an effective solution for this case and had the potential for future use in AMC.