Table 8 Notations used in case study 3.
Notation | Description |
|---|---|
\(i\) | Set of communities |
\(j\) | Waste disposal points |
\(t\) | Set of trucks |
\(p\) | Set of garbage types |
\(d\) | Truck stop; d = 10 |
\({D}_{ij}\) | Distance from i toj (km) |
\({F}_{t}^{c}\) | Fuel consumption rate of the truck t (Liters per km) |
\({F}_{ij}^{r}\) | Increased fuel consumption rate when traveling from i to j |
\({Q}_{ip}\) | Amount of waste type p that needs to be disposed of at point i (tons) |
\({V}_{t}\) | Maximum loading capacity of the truck at t (tons) |
\({C}_{jp}\) | Maximum capacity to dispose of garbage type p at waste disposal point j (tons) |