Transportation cost estimation in freight distribution services with time windows: application to an Italian urban area

Francesco P. Deflorio, Jesus Gonzalez-Feliu (), Guido Perboli and Roberto Tadei
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Francesco P. Deflorio: DIATI - Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'Ambiente, del Territorio e delle Infrastrutture - Polito - Politecnico di Torino = Polytechnic of Turin
Guido Perboli: DAUIN - Department of Computer Engineering - Polito - Politecnico di Torino = Polytechnic of Turin
Roberto Tadei: DAUIN - Department of Computer Engineering - Polito - Politecnico di Torino = Polytechnic of Turin

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Abstract: This paper studies a set of indicators for evaluating how the quality of a freight distribution service with time windows, which operates on a given road network to satisfy a number of requests, affects the service cost. The result of a service quality setting, expressed as the width of the time windows, has been assessed using five indicators, which are a measure of the service operating costs and based on the request compatibility time interval. Each indicator's performance has been evaluated in an experimental context to produce realistic test cases, using a trip planning tool and a demand generator. The results confirm the ability of the selected indicators to predict with a good approximation the transportation costs and therefore to support the service quality planning decisions.

Keywords: urban freight distribution; time windows; indicators; simulation; cost-quality analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009-06-30
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Published in The Sixth International Conference on City Logistics, Jun 2009, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. pp.555-568

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