Abstract
PT XYZ is one of freight forwarding companies in Indonesia, which is located in the city of Bandung. This company has managerial functions related to Collecting, Processing, Transporting, Delivery, and Reporting. However, the fact is in the process of Transporting this company still uses a zoning system which is a shipping system that still divides tertiary areas and each of these areas uses one vehicle. One problem that arises is that companies want effective and efficient performance in the distribution system of goods with the minimum total transportation costs. However, the company does not know yet whether the company's shipping routes have been effective and efficient or not. The company has tertiary network distribution route that are 2 routes with a total distance of 143.4 Km and a total transportation cost of Rp 5,681,484 /month. This research aims to determine the optimal goods distribution route using the Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm method, which is the method of finding the shortest path following ant behavior in taking food to its nest. Based on the results of the research, it is obtained a total distance of 109.2 Km because it becomes 1 route and total transportation costs Rp 3,337,992 /month, then it is obtained optimal results with a difference in distance is 34.2 Km and a total transportation cost of Rp 2,343,492 /month using one vehicle.
 Keywords: Optimization, Distribution, Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm
 
Highlights
The company's competition in the field of shipping goods and services is growing very rapidly
The model used in this research is the Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) method, which is a method that imitates a herd of ants looking for the shortest route to find food from their nest to where it is
Based on the data that has been obtained regarding the weight of bags sent from distribution companies to several locations of Distribution Centers above, can be obtained for the average weight of each bag, the following is the formula to find out the average bag weight: total bag weight Average bag weight = total number of bag Average bag weight
Summary
The company's competition in the field of shipping goods and services is growing very rapidly. In expediting the business process there are logistical activities in it that are related to each other namely transportation and distribution, because the company must ensure the goods are delivered quickly and precisely to the customer. Transportation and distribution are the most important things in logistics activities because they can influence a company's quality. Transportation is an inseparable part of all industrial sectors. That is because in various industrial sectors includes two processes namely distribution and logistics. Fuel and time spent for shipping are one of the significant costs for industries that are
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