TY - JOUR
T1 - A decision support system tool for the transportation by barge of import containers
T2 - A case study
AU - Fazi, Stefano
AU - Fransoo, Jan C.
AU - Van Woensel, Tom
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - In this paper, we present a DSS that generates schedules for the transportation of containers by barge in the hinterland, in particular from sea terminals to an inland terminal. As a case study, we propose the transportation from the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp to a terminal in the south of the Netherlands, where the problem is typical. This problem is modeled as a heterogeneous fleet vehicle routing problem. The main decision is based on the trade-off of either consolidating containers to generate economies of scale with barges or alternatively dispatch, expensively and quickly, single containers by truck. The DSS is flexible as it can be applied to different settings by properly tuning the several parameters in the model. With numerical experiments, based on real world data, we evaluate the effectiveness of this system and its applicability.
AB - In this paper, we present a DSS that generates schedules for the transportation of containers by barge in the hinterland, in particular from sea terminals to an inland terminal. As a case study, we propose the transportation from the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp to a terminal in the south of the Netherlands, where the problem is typical. This problem is modeled as a heterogeneous fleet vehicle routing problem. The main decision is based on the trade-off of either consolidating containers to generate economies of scale with barges or alternatively dispatch, expensively and quickly, single containers by truck. The DSS is flexible as it can be applied to different settings by properly tuning the several parameters in the model. With numerical experiments, based on real world data, we evaluate the effectiveness of this system and its applicability.
KW - Container
KW - Decision support system
KW - Inland transport
KW - Mode selection
KW - Routing
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84939799098&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.dss.2015.08.001
DO - 10.1016/j.dss.2015.08.001
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84939799098
SN - 0167-9236
VL - 79
SP - 33
EP - 45
JO - Decision Support Systems
JF - Decision Support Systems
ER -