基于模拟退火算法的物流配送路径优化问题分析

模拟退火算法是解决NP完全组合优化问题的有效近似算法,将该算法应用于路径优化问题中,利用该算法对类似货郎担问题的路径问题进行求解。针对城市道路行走不同的目标条件（路径最短、时问最短）进行优化,选择最佳行走路径,并用该算法优化得到的计算结果,结果表明该算法在解类似货郎担交通路径方面问题时具有较高的精确性。因而,该算法在解决城市道路交通问题方面具有一定的实用价值。     

物流沙盘模拟实训课程体验式教学的实践与探索

为培养符合现代物流企业需求的专业人才,天津城市职业学院不断提高实践教学水平,在利用实训设备对学生进行操作技能训练的基础上,引入物流沙盘模拟实训课程,进行了体验式教学的实践与探索,从而历练了学生的综合职业能力,提高了课程质量和教师的教学水平。     

现代多层物流仓库小半径立交盘道设计特点

随着我国现代物流业的发展,土地资源的紧缺导致多层仓库成为现代物流仓库的发展方向。作为立体仓库的交 通配套,盘道必不可少。以多层立体物流仓库立交为背景,总结现代多层物流仓库立交盘道设计特点和思路,供类似工程 参考。     

Impact of scale increase of container ships on the generalised chain cost

In recent years, an increase in the size of the container ships could be observed. The question is how these larger ships will influence the total generalised costs from a port of loading to a destination in the European hinterland. The second question is whether a scale increase of the container ships on other loops, such as a loop from the United States to Europe, has the same impact on the generalised chain costs as on the loop from Asia to Europe. A derived question is which element of the total chain has the highest importance, and whether this balance varies as the ship size changes. In this article, a model is developed that allows answering the above research questions. The model is designed to simulate the cost of a complete loop of a container ship and of a chain that uses that same loop. For the chain cost simulation, the maritime part is determined by the loop. From the ports of loading and unloading, the port container handling and the hinterland transportation costs are also integrated. The model also allows calculating the total chain cost from a point of origin (either a hinterland region or a port) to a destination point (also a port or a hinterland region). An actual container loop of a container shipping company can be introduced in the model. An application is made to two existing container loops, namely from Asia respectively the United States to Europe. It turns out that changing ship does indeed lead to economies of scale, but also that the impact is larger on the Asia–Europe connection than on the US–Europe connection. Furthermore, the maritime component has the biggest share in the total chain cost, but as ship size increases, the shares start getting closer to each other. This research contributes to the existing literature in two ways. First of all, it quantifies the impact of the scale increase of container ships throughout the total chain. Second, this is done from a bottom-up engineering modelling approach.     

Vehicle Positioning for Improving Road Safety

Abstract

Vehicle positioning is a key requirement for many safety applications. Active safety systems require precise vehicle positioning in order to assess the safety threats accurately, especially for those systems which are developed for warning/intervention in safety critical situations. When warning drivers of a local hazard (e.g. an accident site), accurate vehicle location information is important for warning the right driver groups at the right time. Global positioning system and digital maps have become major tools for vehicle positioning providing not only vehicle location information but also geometry preview of the road being used. Advances in wireless communication have made it possible for a vehicle to share its location information with other vehicles and traffic operation centres which greatly increases the opportunities to apply vehicle positioning technologies for improving road safety. This paper presents a state‐of‐the‐art review of vehicle positioning requirements for safety applications and vehicle positioning technologies. The paper also examines key issues relating to current and potential future applications of vehicle positioning technologies for improving road safety.     

The Impact of Container Type Diversification on Regional British Port Development Strategies

Abstract

Despite a concentration of container traffic in the southeast of the UK over the last few decades, regional ports are attempting new development strategies to capture or retain specific traffic segments. These include intra-European short-sea traffic and a potentially increasing feeder market. These trends are reflected in the movement of different container types, which result in a number of planning challenges related to changing infrastructural and operational requirements. This paper uses highly disaggregated data on container type movements to address three issues that can inform these planning challenges. First, the imbalance of trade resulting in empty container repositioning; second, the requirement for gauge-cleared rail routes to cater for the increasing proportion of high-cube containers; and third, the specialisation of European short-sea traffic at secondary UK ports. The results reveal the disproportionate repositioning of empty containers at Scottish ports and the importance of 45?ft, high-cube and pallet-wide containers at regional ports, highlighting their focus on intra-European short-sea traffic and raising difficulties relating to their lower quality of landside infrastructure (particularly rail) in comparison to the large south-eastern ports. The potential repercussions on hinterland infrastructure development raise questions about both public and private sector responses to regional port development.     

Collaborative Logistics from the Perspective of Road Transportation Companies

ABSTRACT

To survive under the ever increasing competitive and global pressures to operate more efficiently, transportation companies are obliged to adopt a collaborative focus. Various types of cooperative supply chain relationships have been discussed in both professional and academic literature over the last decades. However, research on horizontal cooperation in logistics remains scarce and scattered across various research domains. Companies operating at the same level of the supply chain and performing comparable logistics functions may cooperate horizontally to increase their productivity, improve their service level and enhance their market position. In this paper, the focus is on the operational planning of horizontal cooperations between road transportation carriers. Following a scientific literature review, a distinction may be made between two operational approaches to horizontal logistics collaboration: order sharing and capacity sharing. For both research streams, a detailed overview of solution techniques proposed in literature is presented. Moreover, some interesting opportunities for future research are identified.     

Solving the logistic problems with optimal resource assignment using fuzzy logic methods

Fuzzy approach of optimal resource assignment regarding the given demands in the scope of transportation will be presented in the article. The basis of the research is the crisp solution which is also presented in the article. The basic solution was upgraded in order to be able to handle vaguely (i.e. fuzzily) defined requirements and resource properties. The optimal resource configuration is calculated with the aid of Hungarian algorithm which uses the data calculated with the fuzzy methods for its inputs. The approach described is presented on the example of a military convoy formation. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

基于多节点射频卡的车辆管理系统研究

射频识别技术是一种先进的自动识别技术,已经被越来越广泛地应用于交通运输和物流领域。通过以Visual Ba-sic 6.0作为开发平台,以SQL Server 2000为后台数据库,实现了INSIDE读卡设备以及DH 3000非接触式射频卡系统等在车辆管理系统中的应用,为车辆管理调度提供了理论和现实依据,从而提高了运输效率。     

基于改进遗传算法的网络零售企业逆向物流网络规划

从系统的角度出发,结合实际企业的情况构建逆向物流网络数学模型,借助改进的遗传算法对其进行求解,结合具体实例,运行Matlab编程程序,结果证明了其可行性.