Review and Development of Cane Haulage Model
Name of Client: Mumias Sugar Company
Narrative Description of Project: The main objective of this assignment was to review in detail, the cane haulage costs and payment structure at MSC (Mumias Sugar Company) and recommend an agreeable mode of payment
Description of Actual Services Provided by Our Staff: The specific tasks carried out included:
- Reviewing the MSC cane haulage costing and payment formulae
- Identifying the input variables to the MSC cane haulage costing and payment formulae
- Developing a mathematical model for the variables identified in 2 above
- Using computer simulations to obtain solutions of the mathematical model developed in 3 above
- Using historical and empirical data to validate and verify solutions in 4 above.
- Using results of 5 above to advice the client on haulage costs and relevant payment to transporters.
Country: Kenya
Location within the Country: Kakamega County
Start Date: 2009
Completion Date: 2009