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Title:

Sensitivity Analysis of Urban Distribution Based on Vehicle Routing Problem with Soft Time Windows Using Cost Functions and Evaluation of Solutions Based on Urban Distribution Centers (UDCs)

Accession Number:

01049534

Record Type:

Component

Availability:

Transportation Research Board Business Office

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Abstract:

In this paper we analyze how the physical distribution of merchandise from a pharmaceutical company is managed in the city of Zaragoza (Spain). The delivery problem is modeled as a VRPSTW problem while specific software was developed to identify bottlenecks in the distribution and to improve distribution costs without affecting service to the clients. As a novelty, we propose the use of urban micro platforms to improve the service, reduce costs and to facilitate traffic in the center of the city.

Monograph Accession #:

01042056

Report/Paper Numbers:

07-1743

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Escuin, David
Millan, Carlos
Larrode, Emilio

Pagination:

17p

Publication Date:

2007

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 86th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2007-1-21 to 2007-1-25
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

CD-ROM

Features:

Figures; Maps; References (18) ; Tables (1)

Geographic Terms:

Zaragoza (Spain)

Subject Areas:

Administration and Management; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2007 Paper #07-1743

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Feb 8 2007 6:25PM