Multi-objective Management in Freight Logistics: Increasing Capacity, Service Level and Safety With Optimization Algorithms - Couverture rigide

Caramia, Massimiliano; Dell'Olmo, Paolo

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1848003811 ISBN 13 : 9781848003811

Editeur : Springer London Ltd, 2008

Synopsis

Thecontentofthisbookismotivatedbytherecentchangesinglobalmarketsandthe availability of new transportation services. Indeed, the complexity of current supply chains suggests todecision makers in logisticsto work witha set ofef?cient (Pare- optimal) solutions, mainly to capture different economical aspects that, in general, one optimal solution related to a single objective function is not able to capture - tirely. Motivated by these reasons, we study freight transportation systems with a speci?c focus on multi-objective modelling. The goal is to provide decision m- ers with new methods and tools to implement multi-objective optimization models in logistics. The book combines theoretical aspects with applications, showing the advantages and the drawbacks of adopting scalarization techniques, and when it is worthwhile to reduce the problem to a goal-programming one. Also, we show - plications where more than one decision maker evaluates the effectiveness of the logistic system and thus a multi-level programming is sought to attain meaningful solutions. After presenting the general working framework, we analyze logistic - sues in a maritime terminal. Next, we study multi-objective route planning, relying on the application of hazardous material transportation. Then, we examine freight distribution on a smaller scale, as for the case of goods distribution in metropolitan areas. Finally, we present a human-workforce problem arising in logistic platforms. The general approach followed in the text is that of presenting mathematics, al- rithms and the related experimentations for each problem.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Massimiliano Caramia is currently an Associate Professor working for the Faculty of Engineering at the Università di Roma "Tor Vergata".

Paulo Dell'Olmo works for the Università di Roma "La Sapienza" in its Department of Statistics, Probability and Applied Statistics.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Springer London Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1848003811
• ISBN 13: 9781848003811
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 187
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Springer-Verlag GmbH; customerservice@springernature.com; ; Tiergartenstraße 17; Heidelberg; Baden-Württemberg; 69121; Allemagne