Abstract

The paper deals with methodologies to support an ex-ante assessment of the impacts generated by the introduction of city logistics measures on last-mile freight distribution services. Some models and algorithms are applied and compared to solve the vehicle routing problem for freight deliveries in the town of Reggio Calabria with the introduction of an urban distribution centre and of green freight vehicles. Heuristic routing algorithms are compared in terms of sequence of clients (retailers) visited subject to some constraints given by the presence of UDC and the limited autonomy and capacity of freight vehicles.

Details

Title
An Ex-ante Evaluation Of Last-mile Freight Distribution Services For City Logistics
Author
Amodeo, L; Lamari, D; Musolino, G; Placido, V; Polimeni, A; Praticò, M; Vitetta, A
Pages
291-302
Publication year
2015
Publication date
2015
Publisher
W I T Press
ISSN
1746-4498
e-ISSN
1743-3509
Source type
Other Source
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2263289009
Copyright
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