Optimisation of the Exploitation Period of Individual Vehicles in Freight Transportation Companies
The individual vehicle replacement problem typical for freight transportation companies is discussed in the paper. Two characteristic features of such problem are that transportation companies utilise vehicles with intensity decreasing with an age of vehicles and that managers of such companies first of all take into account economical criteria when planning vehicle replacements. The paper presents a single criterion, nonlinear, deterministic and discrete mathematical model of such a problem that minimises a total exploitation and ownership costs calculated per kilometre. The exact solution procedure is proposed here. The problem is solved as a real life case study. As a result, an average, economically optimal 5-year exploitation period of vehicles has been determined.
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- Abstract reprinted with permission from Elsevier
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Authors:
- Redmer, Adam
- Publication Date: 2009-11
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: pp 978-987
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review
- Volume: 45
- Issue Number: 6
- Publisher: Elsevier
- ISSN: 1366-5545
- Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13665545
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Business practices; Case studies; Freight transportation support businesses; Integer programming; Life cycle costing; Mathematical models; Numerical analysis; Strategic planning; Transportation; Vehicle fleets
- Uncontrolled Terms: Replacement
- Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Maintenance and Preservation; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01141974
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Oct 20 2009 7:40AM