Modelling the synchronization of transport means in logistics service operations

Authors:
Dorota Slawa Mankowska;Christian Bierwirth;Frank Meisel
Affiliations:
School of Economics and Business, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany;School of Economics and Business, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany;School of Economics and Business, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany
Venue:
ICCL'11 Proceedings of the Second international conference on Computational logistics
Year:
2011

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Abstract

Synchronization of vehicle operations plays an important role for logistics service providers. Examples of logistics businesses with synchronization requirements can be found, e. g., in swap trailer transportation and truck-meets-truck traffic. In this paper, we provide a classification of the various types of synchronization requirements for transport means in logistics applications. For supporting the planning of logistics service operations, we formulate a new mixed-integer programming model for vehicle routing, where vehicle routes are synchronized at fixed and given points. Computational results are provided for assessing the solvability of the model under various problem settings.