Range-based truck-state transition modeling method for foldable container drayage services

Ruiyou Zhang, Haishu Zhao and Ilkyeong Moon

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 2018, vol. 118, issue C, 225-239

Abstract: Manufacturing technologies of foldable containers have almost matured. The use of foldable containers might save transportation costs; however, incorporating them into drayage services also creates great challenges. The foldable container drayage (FCD) problem is formulated as a sequence-dependent multiple traveling salesman problem with time windows using a range-based truck state transition method. An improved reactive tabu search algorithm is designed and validated to solve the FCD problem. The methodology is evaluated extensively on the basis of randomly generated instances. Compared to the use of standard containers, the use of four-in-one foldable containers can save approximately 10% on transportation costs.

Keywords: Foldable container; Container transportation; Truck state transition; Reactive tabu search (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2018.07.011

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