Optimizing Distribution Routes for Chain Supermarket Considering Carbon Emission Cost

Changlu Zhang, Liqian Tang (), Jian Zhang and Liming Gou
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Changlu Zhang: School of Economics & Management, Beijing Information Science & Technology University, Beijing 100192, China
Liqian Tang: School of Economics & Management, Beijing Information Science & Technology University, Beijing 100192, China
Jian Zhang: School of Economics & Management, Beijing Information Science & Technology University, Beijing 100192, China
Liming Gou: School of Economics & Management, Beijing Information Science & Technology University, Beijing 100192, China

Mathematics, 2023, vol. 11, issue 12, 1-20

Abstract: The low-carbon economy and sustainable development have become a widespread consensus. Chain supermarkets should pay attention to path optimization in the process of distribution to reduce carbon emissions. This study takes chain supermarkets as the research object, focusing on the optimization of the vehicle routing problem (VRP) in supermarket store distribution. Firstly, based on the concept of cost-effectiveness, we constructed a green and low-carbon distribution route optimization model with the lowest cost. With cost minimization as the objective function, the total distribution cost in the vehicle delivery process includes fixed cost, transportation cost, and carbon emission cost. The carbon emission cost is calculated using the carbon tax mechanism. Secondly, through integrating the Floyd algorithm, the nearest neighbor algorithm, and the insertion algorithm, a fusion heuristic algorithm was proposed for model solving, and an empirical study was conducted using the W chain supermarket in Wuhan as an example. The experimental results show that optimizing distribution routes considering carbon emission cost can effectively reduce carbon emissions. At the same time, it can also reduce the total costs of enterprises and society, thereby achieving greater social benefits at lower costs. The research results provide effective suggestions for chain supermarkets to control carbon emissions during the distribution process.

Keywords: chain supermarkets; distribution route optimization; fusion heuristic algorithm; carbon emission (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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