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Title Delivery of Perishable Export Products in Smart Cities: A Case Study in Bogota (Colombia)
ID_Doc 42989
Authors Mejía, G; Guerrero, W; Sarmiento, A; Serrano, N; Sarmiento, M; Sánchez, C
Title Delivery of Perishable Export Products in Smart Cities: A Case Study in Bogota (Colombia)
Year 2019
Published
DOI 10.1016/j.promfg.2020.01.237
Abstract Perishable export products are usually shipped to their international destinations by air. This export process is complex and involves many agents such as airlines, truck companies and manufacturers. Two of the major problems that transport companies face every day are (1) traffic and (2) congestion of trucks at the unloading platforms at the airports. In general, the lack of coordination between such agents amplify these problems. We introduce a simulation- optimization approach for the coordination of truck companies that deliver export flowers to international destinations in the context of smart cities. The proposed method was tested with real-time traffic and status of the airport cargo areas and show drastic improvements in comparison with the current situation. The proposed method can be embedded in smartphone applications and can use existing technologies and can be adapted to current practices. (C) 2019 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
Author Keywords Smart City; Scheduling; Logistics; Export flowers
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Science (CPCI-S)
EID WOS:000889480200225
WoS Category Engineering, Manufacturing
Research Area Engineering
PDF https://doi.org/10.1016/j.promfg.2020.01.237
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