Planning and managing intermodal transportation of hazardous materials with capacity selection and congestion
The current literature in the rail–truck intermodal transportation of hazardous materials (hazmat) domain ignores congestion at intermodal yards. The authors attempt to close that gap by proposing a bi-objective optimization framework for managing hazmat freight that not only considers congestion at intermodal yards, but also determines the appropriate equipment capacity. The proposed framework, i.e., a non-linear MIP and a multi-objective genetic algorithm based solution methodology, is applied to a realistic size problem instance from existing literature. The analysis indicates that terminal congestion risk is a significant portion of the network risk; and, that policies and tools involving number of cranes, shorter maximum waiting times, and tighter delivery times could have a positive bearing on risk.
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- Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
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Authors:
- Assadipour, Ghazal
- Ke, Ginger Y
- Verma, Manish
- Publication Date: 2015-4
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: pp 45-57
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review
- Volume: 76
- Issue Number: 0
- Publisher: Elsevier
- ISSN: 1366-5545
- Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13665545
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Freight trains; Freight transportation; Hazardous materials; Intermodal transportation; Intermodal yards; Traffic congestion; Trucks
- Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01561063
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Apr 24 2015 11:22AM