A cooperative rich vehicle routing problem in the last-mile logistics industry in rural areas

Fei Yang, Ying Dai and Zu-Jun Ma

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 2020, vol. 141, issue C

Abstract: This study proposes a cooperative rich vehicle routing problem (CoRVRP) among three typical logistics providers in the last-mile logistics industry in rural areas. The problem is formulated based on the information fusion system and the ordering interface system, and it is solved by a proposed branch-price-and-cut algorithm. Based on the optimized cooperation scheme, the core and Shapley value are used to fairly allocate the cost savings. The numerical results show that a long-term grand coalition will be beneficial to all the participators. The proposed information-merging-and-algorithm-driven cooperative optimization model will be practicable for intelligent logistics systems.

Keywords: Last-mile logistics; Vehicle routing problem; Delivery and installation; Rural logistics; Cooperative game theory; Branch-price-and-cut algorithm (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2020.102024

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