Strategic Decision-Making for Multi-Period Fleet Transition Towards Zero-Emission: Preliminary Study

Bogusław Bieda, Roger Książek, Katarzyna Gdowska () and Antoni Korcyl
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Bogusław Bieda: Faculty of Management, AGH University of Krakow, al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
Roger Książek: Faculty of Management, AGH University of Krakow, al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
Katarzyna Gdowska: Faculty of Management, AGH University of Krakow, al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
Antoni Korcyl: Faculty of Management, AGH University of Krakow, al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 24, 1-14

Abstract: Municipal Solid Waste Management (MSWM) struggles with significant policy and operational challenges, particularly concerning collection routes for recyclables and fleet composition. Within the European Union, phasing out traditional fuel-based vocational vehicles, like garbage trucks, in favor of zero-emission alternatives, is mandatory to achieve sustainable development objectives. This paper presents a preliminary study on the problem of multi-period fleet transition from combustive fuels towards more eco-friendly fueling types. Initially developed for energy sector, the MARKAL framework was used here to support the technological transition of the fleet. The mixed-integer program was formulated for the Fleet Transition Problem (FTP), a simplified theoretical problem. The objective of the FTP and a mixed-integer linear program used to solve it is minimizing the overall cost of fleet modernization throughout a multi-phase planning horizon so that the sustainable transition of the fleet can be assured. Computational experiments run on randomly generated data instances affirmed the model’s effectiveness in strategizing fleet transition. This research outlines a multi-period model for transitioning to a zero-emission fleet and demonstrates the FTP’s potential for strategic decision-making. Notably, the study observes consistent reductions in permissible emissions across the planning horizon.

Keywords: MARKAL; fleet optimization; solid waste management; mixed-integer linear programming; European Green Deal; optimization; recyclables collection; fleet sustainable transition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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