Transport Service Optimization by Bin Packing Problem Implementation

This paper presents the applicability of software based on bin packing problems in logistics companies. To optimize the transport service, several activities must be carried out that affect its quality and competitiveness. Considering that the transport service is directly linked to the distribution of goods, it is important to define and analyze each of its activities and identify the key elements that offer a proposal for optimization solutions. To evaluate the benefits of a software solution based on the Best Fit Decreasing algorithm, a user-friendly application was developed for allocating resources, providing basic transport costs, and generating a report to track all transport orders, proving that the software does not have to be complex or expensive. The developed application was tested on a case study of a small logistics service provider. The results obtained in allocating pallets and dispatch ramp, and booking time slots are presented, explained, and analyzed.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trpro.2023.11.892
• Record URL:
  • http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352146523011912
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  • © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Kolezarić, Karla
  • Božić, Diana
  • Šafran, Mario
• Conference:
  • The Science and Development of Transport – Znanost i razvitak prometa - ZIRP 2023
  • Location: Zagreb , Croatia
  • Date: 2023-12-7 to 2023-12-8
• Publication Date: 2023

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 58-65
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Procedia
  • Volume: 73
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 2352-1465
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/23521465/
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freight transportation; Operating costs; Optimization; Supply chain management
• Identifier Terms: Vehicle Routing Problem
• Geographic Terms: European Union
• Subject Areas: Finance; Freight Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01913018
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 25 2024 5:12PM