Simulation of Sugar Cane Harvesting and Transportation in Nakhon Sawan, Thailand

Transportation is one of the major problems for the sugar industry in Thailand. The loss of opportunity to produce sugar increases with the waiting time of the cane. There are limited resources in the management system for the sugar industry. This research aimed to study decision resource allocation using a simulation model approach to compare the original operating system with the new one, in order to find possible solutions for the time wasted while transporting cane to factories and to allocate trucks per cutting machine at the most appropriate time, including the average value of circuit travelling time. This leads to the ability to make decisions about the allocation of resources throughout the entire season. It also enables the prediction of causes of bottlenecks and problems that may occur in the future, continuous analysis of the current organization, the infrastructure utilized and future demands.