Paper Info
Title
Design Of A Two-Echelon Freight Distribution System In An Urban Area Considering Third-Party Logistics And Loading-Unloading Zones
Abstract
This research examines the problem of designing a two-echelon freight distribution system in a dense urban area that considers third-party logistics (TPL) and loading-unloading zones (LUZs). The proposed system takes advantage of outsourcing the last mile deliveries to a TPL provider and utilizing LUZs as temporary intermediate facilities instead of using permanent intermediate facilities to consolidate freight. A mathematical model and a simulated annealing (SA) algorithm are developed to solve the problem. The efficiency and effectiveness of the proposed SA heuristic are verified by testing it on existing benchmark instances. Computational results show that the performance of the proposed SA is comparable with that of another state-of-the-art algorithm. The model and algorithm are then used to design a two-echelon freight distribution system in Taipei City, Taiwan. Results of the case study indicate that the proposed model and algorithm provide a better distribution system. (C) 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Year
DOI
Venue
2020
10.1016/j.asoc.2020.106707
APPLIED SOFT COMPUTING
Keywords
DocType
Volume
Two-echelon freight distribution system, Third-party logistics, Loading-unloading zones, Simulated annealing
Journal
97
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
Part
1568-4946
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
0
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Vincent F. Yu101.01
Winarno200.34
Shih-Wei Lin313.72
Aldy Gunawan414212.18