The parcel hub scheduling problem: a simulation-based solution approach

Authors:
Douglas L. McWilliams;Paul M. Stanfield;Christopher D. Geiger
Affiliations:
Department of Industrial Technology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN;Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, North Carolina A & T State University, Greensboro, NC;Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Venue:
Computers and Industrial Engineering
Year:
2005

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Abstract

This research presents an interesting scheduling problem common to freight consolidation terminals. This previously unstudied problem involves scheduling a set of inbound trailers to a fixed number of unload docks. The objective is to schedule the trailers to the unload docks to minimize the time span of the transfer operation. This study focuses on freight consolidation terminals in the parcel delivery industry. A simulation-based scheduling algorithm that uses a genetic algorithm to drive the search for new solutions is proposed. In addition to the introduction and discussion of the parcel hub scheduling problem, the contribution of this research is an approach that serves as the initial effort to solve this practical problem.