Abstract:

The fast globalization in which we operate has led companies to seek and to rethink the various techniques available in the market to remain competitive. Hence, in this scenario classic problems such as location and vehicle routing is constantly increasing its relevance when it comes to quality services. In this context, this article seeks to identify the best place to install a warehouse and what are the best routes. the is company located in Leeds, UK, which operates in the ingredients market “clean label” and than compare with the current model used by the company. thus, this paper seeks to merge classical concepts of production engineering with the expertise of a food company to create high value content for the studied company. Therefore, through the sweep algorithm were generated 39 routes totaling 18,297 km, the results also showed that with the new location suggested the company would obtain a 5% reduction in costs per year with distribution of its products.