Modelling and analysis of intermodal freight cost and CO2 emissions: application of mixed-integer linear programming and genetic algorithm

Shoukat, Rizwan

doi:10.1504/writr.2021.10043074

“…The researchers examined the multimodal transportation route between Busan and Rotterdam using a dynamic programming method, concentrating on transportation costs and time limitations. A MILP model ( 38 , 39 ) was used to frame and solve the bi-objective problem of minimizing costs while also reducing CO 2 emissions. The data were provided by one of Asia’s largest logistics service companies.…”

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confidence: 99%

Upstream Logistics Optimization from Shanghai, China to Kasur, Pakistan: An Implementation of Mixed-Integer Linear Programming

Shoukat

¹

,

Zhang

²

2023

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation R

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Our foremost purpose with this research is to specify a new method of freight optimization that shippers can utilize to satisfy their budget conditions while confronting the market’s necessities. This paper designs an optimization model for tactical planning that minimizes the cost of highway transportation operations. The findings and analysis of China and Pakistan’s shipping sectors shed light on the implications of cost trade-offs between multimodal and intermodal transportation. As this study is based on the ExWorks incoterms, we developed a mixed-integer linear programming (MILP) model to formulate the cost-minimization problem, bearing in mind the internal cost constraints of transportation. The Pareto optimal solutions are generated by a multi-objective genetic algorithm (MOGA) in the MATLAB optimization solver with the support of the Pareto fitness function to balance the costs of multimodal and intermodal transportation in delivering 40 ft container units from China to Pakistan. The solution to the problem demonstrates that the cost of multimodal freight transportation is higher than that of intermodal freight transportation. However, significant changes occur when rail carrying capacity is increased. The cost of intermodal transportation for a 40 ft container from Shanghai, China, to Kasur, Pakistan, is 4712 USD, while multimodal transportation costs 7119 USD. Additionally, this study can be expanded by examining transit times associated with multimodal and intermodal freight distribution for imports and exports.

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“…It is then claimed that increased usage of IFT results in better safety and security, less road congestion, but IFT also offers more congestion-free capacity and the energy use of IFT is seen as more efficient (lower energy use per transport unit, see Hanaoka et al, 2011). Furthermore, increased IFT usage would lead to a better air quality, less CO 2 emissions (often compared to road freight transport, see Shoukat, 2021), reduced noise levels and reduced impacts on ground and water (see Table 1).…”

Section: Improving the Sustainability Of Intermodal Freight Transportmentioning

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Shifting towards sustainability Questioning the effectiveness of policymaking for intermodal freight transport

Wiegmans¹,

Jong²,

Oort³

et al. 2022

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Stimulating combined and Intermodal Freight Transport (IFT) to foster sustainability has been on the global policy agendas for a long time. An understudied dimension in this debate is the effectiveness and efficiency of IFT policies. This paper presents an academic literature review of goals, indicators and methods of IFT policies. An ex-post evaluation of the 2001 and 2011 EU white papers on freight transport shows that from a policy dimension, attention to modal shift, sustainability and capacity is visible, but that ambitious goals are oftentimes not supported by concrete targets and realistic budgets. Our proposed alternative, a GIS data-based exploration of the dense IFT network in the Netherlands shows that many industrial or logistics companies are already located at strategic locations with multi-modal accessibility. That despite this

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“…It is then claimed that increased usage of IFT results in better safety and security, less road congestion, but IFT also offers more congestion-free capacity and the energy use of IFT is seen as more efficient (lower energy use per transport unit, see Hanaoka et al, 2011). Furthermore, increased IFT usage would lead to a better air quality, less CO 2 emissions (often compared to road freight transport, see Shoukat, 2021), reduced noise levels and reduced impacts on ground and water (see Table 1).…”

Section: Improving the Sustainability Of Intermodal Freight Transportmentioning

confidence: 99%

Shifting towards sustainability Questioning the effectiveness of policymaking for intermodal freight transport

Witte

¹

,

Wiegmans

²

,

Jong

³

et al. 2022

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Stimulating combined and Intermodal Freight Transport (IFT) to foster sustainability has been on the global policy agendas for a long time. An understudied dimension in this debate is the effectiveness and efficiency of IFT policies. This paper presents an academic literature review of goals, indicators and methods of IFT policies. An ex-post evaluation of the 2001 and 2011 EU white papers on freight transport shows that from a policy dimension, attention to modal shift, sustainability and capacity is visible, but that ambitious goals are oftentimes not supported by concrete targets and realistic budgets. Our proposed alternative, a GIS data-based exploration of the dense IFT network in the Netherlands shows that many industrial or logistics companies are already located at strategic locations with multi-modal accessibility. That despite this

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Modelling and analysis of intermodal freight cost and CO2 emissions: application of mixed-integer linear programming and genetic algorithm

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Upstream Logistics Optimization from Shanghai, China to Kasur, Pakistan: An Implementation of Mixed-Integer Linear Programming

Upstream Logistics Optimization from Shanghai, China to Kasur, Pakistan: An Implementation of Mixed-Integer Linear Programming

Shifting towards sustainability Questioning the effectiveness of policymaking for intermodal freight transport

Shifting towards sustainability Questioning the effectiveness of policymaking for intermodal freight transport

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