Simulation of Mutualized Urban Logistics Systems with Real-time Management

This work aims at proposing a new organization of urban merchandise distribution based on mutualized and optimized resources. In this context, the authors' contribution is twofold. On one hand, the authors develop a set of models to manage merchandise distribution. The authors develop a new reservation system that enables customers to request a merchandise transportation service (delivery and collect) or to book a vehicle for self-service purposes. Requests are processed by two main decision modules (1) an online module that immediately searches for a feasible solution for a request, and decides to accept or reject it, and (2) an offline module that looks for optimized solutions starting from the feasible schedule defined by the online module. On the other hand, the authors develop a new discrete event simulator, called MODUMS which integrates the proposed models, implements such a logistic system and evaluates its economic and environmental impact. MODUMS takes as inputs realistic information about the transportation means, geographic data and demand information requests that are generated according to some probability distributions. It gives as outputs indicators on the impact of mutualization on the quality of urban logistics in terms of, for example, number of delayed or rejected requests, filling rate of vehicles, total distance and quantity of CO₂.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trpro.2015.03.027
• Record URL:
  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352146515000551
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/23521465
• Supplemental Notes:
  • © 2015 Rafik Makhloufi et al. Published by Elsevier B.V.
• Authors:
  • Makhloufi, Rafik
  • Cattaruzza, Diego
  • Meunier, Frédéric
  • Absi, Nabil
  • Feillet, Dominique
• Conference:
  • 4th International Symposium of Transport Simulation, ISTS’14
  • Location: Ajaccio Corsica, France
  • Date: 2014-6-1 to 2014-6-4
• Publication Date: 2015

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 365-376
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Procedia
  • Volume: 6
  • 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; Logistics; Optimization; Physical distribution; Pickup and delivery service; Real time control; Simulation; Urban areas
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01562714
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 5 2015 9:13AM