| Title |
A Multi-Objective Two-Echelon Vehicle Routing Problem. An Urban Goods Movement Approach for Smart City Logistics |
| ID_Doc |
39200 |
| Authors |
Eitzen, H; Lopez-Pires, F; Baran, B; Sandoya, F; Chicaiza, JL |
| Title |
A Multi-Objective Two-Echelon Vehicle Routing Problem. An Urban Goods Movement Approach for Smart City Logistics |
| Year |
2017 |
| Published |
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| DOI |
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| Abstract |
Current trends of urbanization and growing economies bring with them rising levels of traffic congestion and city governments must recur to new strategies to deal with such problems. Multi-level distribution is an already-known strategy employed by businesses, and the classic formulation of the Two-Echelon Vehicle Routing Problem (2E-VRP) reflects the perspective of a single provider, without regarding the routing decisions of other parties. The lack of coordination between providers executing their individual schedules and, consequently, the lack of a holistic approach to urban traffic may cause further problems. Additionally, the various stakeholders (government, businesses, residents) may have conflicting objectives. The main contribution of this paper is a first-time multi-objective formulation of the multi-provider (or multi-commodity) heterogeneous vehicle 2E-VRP, from a city government perspective within an Urban Goods Movement context, demonstrating with didactic examples the potential benefit of this approach to all parties involved, simultaneously considering potentially conflicting objectives. |
| Author Keywords |
Two-Echelon Vehicle Routing Problem; Multi-Objective Optimization; Urban Goods Movement; Smart City Logistics; City Distribution Centers |
| Index Keywords |
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| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Science (CPCI-S) |
| EID |
WOS:000426922000085 |
| WoS Category |
Computer Science, Theory & Methods; Engineering, Electrical & Electronic |
| Research Area |
Computer Science; Engineering |
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