How to load your auto carrier. A hybrid packing approach for the auto-carrier loading problem

Christian Jäck and Jochen Gönsch

European Journal of Operational Research, 2024, vol. 315, issue 3, 1167-1181

Abstract: The distribution of new vehicles is a critical cost factor for automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). While trains are the ideal mode for overland transport, OEMs often opt for road transport via auto carriers due to flexibility reasons or unavailability of rail networks. Auto carriers are specialized trucks equipped with flexible loading platforms. Finding the optimal configuration of platforms can be a difficult task due to passenger vehicles varying in size, shape, and weight. This problem is known as the auto-carrier loading problem (ACLP). The current literature deals with the ACLP on a strategic level with the goal to maximize transport capacities. However, it neglects the resulting increase in operational complexity.

Keywords: Transportation; Decision support systems; Auto-carrier loading; Packing; Combinatorial optimization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2024.01.001

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