Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1024159 | Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review | 2007 | 13 Pages |
Abstract
This study investigates the parameter settings of a real-time vehicle-dispatching system for consolidating milk runs. Seven modules are used to implement the real-time system and the parameters are determined by a comprehensive experimental design. The real-time vehicle-dispatching system will be demonstrated in different milk run scenarios. The results of the experiments suggest that the system should have an initial vehicle dispatching module and an inter-route improvement module. It is also recommended that the Best Fit algorithm for initial vehicle dispatch and the 2-Exchange algorithm for inter-route improvement are most suitable for the real-time system.
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Authors
Timon Du, F.K. Wang, Pu-Yun Lu,