Optimized Supply Chain Management of Rice in South Korea: Location–Allocation Model of Rice Production

Planning for optimized farming with the aim of providing ideal site and cultivar selection is critical a stable sustainable supply rice sufficient quantity quality to customers. In this study, range morphological characteristics yield eight cultivars that are commonly cultivated in Korea were investigated from 2005 2020. All significantly different among cultivars. The dataset was used isolate groups similar k-means clustering method group Three (Group 1, Group 2, 3) created. Most 1. High-yielding while 3 had lowest grain yield. After grouping these cultivars, locations all three identified reduce transportation cost using an location–allocation model. Simulation results suggested following: (1) 1 should be produced Jellanam-do (south west region), (2) 2 Chungcheongnam-do (central (3) mainly central region South Korea. showed potential by around 0.014%. This can also 21.04 tons CO2 emission freight truck. Because only make up 19.76% total production Korea, reduction proportion 0.014% revenue. future studies, more increase efficiency model performance.