Multi-commodity Multimodal Splittable Logistics Hub Location Problem with Stochastic Demands

Uncertainty in Intermodal and Synchromodal Transport: Review and Future Research Directions

“…Considering these opposite results, it would be interesting to research both uncertainty types simultaneously. Capacity utilisation can be increased by allowing orders to be split [39], which was shown to lower capacity requirements in a study that included stochastic demand. A research opportunity would be to investigate the possible interactions between splitable orders and uncertainties other than stochastic demand.…”

“…Hub location problems are NP-hard, which means that finding an optimal solution is not always viable. The only studies that exclusively opt for an exact solution method are Karimi et al [39], which uses an exact solver on a MILP, and Meraklı and Yaman [37], which compares their proposed Benders decomposition algorithms against a mixed integer programming formulation with a 10 h time limit. The mixed integer programming formulation can solve instances with up to 50 nodes within the time limit, compared to 200 node instances with the Benders decomposition algorithms.…”

“…Stochastic demand is the second category of uncertainty. Karimi et al [39] propose a mixed-integer linear program (MILP) for the hub location problem with stochastic demand and multiple commodities. Their model allows orders to be split and transported separately.…”

Evaluation of the operational efficiency of southeast intermodal terminals in the grain logistics chain using data envelopment analysis

“…This concept has its roots in the battles that marked the history of Ancient Greece and Byzantium (Ying et al, 2018). Thus, the military origin of logistics (Anderson et al, 2018;Casagrande & Teixeira, 2019) is due to the needs for weapons, ammunition, and food supplied by the "logistikas" who were also responsible for managing the finances and distribution processes (Karimi et al, 2018).…”

“…Therefore, both internal and external market services related to the import and export of grains, which start with the production operations in farms, generate important logistics activities in the management of this industry. Additionally, decision-making processes based on the freight type selected and the amount of cargo to be commercialized also characterize the grain market (Karimi et al, 2018).…”