The Inland Container Transportation Problem with Separation Mode Considering Carbon Dioxide Emissions
This paper investigates the Inland Container Transportation (ICT) problem with carbon dioxide emissions. The separation mode that the tractor and semi-trailer could be detached and it permits multitasking to reduce fuel and carbon emission costs. A mixed-integer programming model with Full-Empty con...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-02-01
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| Series: | Sustainability |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/3/1573 |
| Summary: | This paper investigates the Inland Container Transportation (ICT) problem with carbon dioxide emissions. The separation mode that the tractor and semi-trailer could be detached and it permits multitasking to reduce fuel and carbon emission costs. A mixed-integer programming model with Full-Empty container integration has been built. An improved ant colony optimization with two-dimensional variable matrix encoding and Infeasible-Arc filtration strategy has been proposed. Numerical experiments with different scales and characteristics are simulated and validated in order to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm. The comparison result indicates the excellent stability for our approach with different task characteristic distribution. |
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| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |