System Supporting Location of Service Works in Agriculture on Example of Vehicle Recycling Network

AbstractThe paper presents a decision support system for the selection of locations of dismantling stations in a vehicle recycling network. The system uses genetic algorithms effectively. Locations were optimized according to the following criterion: minimization of costs connected with transport, storage and dismantling of end-of-life vehicles as well as costs connected with transport of parts and materials. The proposed system is universal and may be used in agriculture to determine locations of a different kind of facilities organized in a network, on any given area