Determining time windows in urban freight transport: A city cooperative approach

EREN AKYOL D., De Koster R. B. M.

TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART E-LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORTATION REVIEW, cilt.118, ss.34-50, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 118
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.tre.2018.07.004
  • Dergi Adı: TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART E-LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORTATION REVIEW
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.34-50
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Distribution, Urban freight transport, Time windows, Cooperative game theory, Vehicle routing, HORIZONTAL COOPERATION, COST ALLOCATION, LOGISTICS, SUSTAINABILITY, COLLABORATION, OPTIMIZATION, CHAINS
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Many cities have implemented delivery time windows, which limit city center access for freight vehicles. Each city determines its time windows independently. However, time window restrictions of one city also affect store deliveries in neighbouring cities, since retailers combine deliveries to customers in different cities in a single trip. We develop a cooperative game-theoretic approach to find better time windows than those currently used. A study of three cities and three retail chains illustrates the approach. Compared to the current situation, we find time windows that improve all the city satisfactions, while they hardly impact the retailers' efficiencies.