The quality-driven vehicle routing problem: Model and application to a case of cooperative logistics
| Autor: | Behzad Behdani, Leendert H.C. Groeneveld, Argyris Kanellopoulos, Jacqueline M. Bloemhof, Helena M. Stellingwerf, Gilbert Laporte |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Economics and Econometrics
Operations research Computer science media_common.quotation_subject 0211 other engineering and technologies WASS 02 engineering and technology Management Science and Operations Research Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering verhicle routing Operationele Research en Logistiek 0502 economics and business Vehicle routing problem Arrhenius equation Quality (business) media_common 021103 operations research Temperature control Cold chain 05 social sciences Decay General Business Management and Accounting Product (business) Cooperation Routing (electronic design automation) Operations Research and Logistics 050203 business & management Food quality |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Production Economics 231 (2021) International Journal of Production Economics, 231 |
| ISSN: | 0925-5273 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijpe.2020.107849 |
| Popis: | Inefficient road transportation causes unnecessary costs and emissions. This problem is even more severe in fresh food transportation, where temperature control is used to guarantee product quality. On a route with multiple stops, the quality of the transported products could be negatively influenced by the door openings and consequent temperature fluctuations. In this study, we quantify the effects of multi-stop transportation on food quality. To realistically model and quantify food quality, we develop a time-and temperature-dependent kinetic model for a vehicle routing problem. The proposed extensions of the vehicle routing problem enable quantification of quality decay on a route. The model is illustrated using a case study of cooperative routing, and our results show that longer, multi-stop routes can negatively influence food quality, especially for products delivered later in the route, and when the products are very temperature-sensitive and the outside temperature is high. Minimising quality loss results in multiple routes with fewer stops per route, whereas minimising costs or emissions results in longer routes. By adjusting driving speed, unloading rate, cooling rate, and by setting a quality threshold level, the negative quality consequences of multi-stop routes can be mitigated. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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