To a scaled logistic company, assigning is an important part of logistic, and further development will make the optimized assigning of multi-warehouse and multi-task possible. This paper provided a two-phase multi-war...To a scaled logistic company, assigning is an important part of logistic, and further development will make the optimized assigning of multi-warehouse and multi-task possible. This paper provided a two-phase multi-warehouse and multi-task based algorithm which has two phases. In the first phase, it combines sweep algorithm, saving algorithm and virtual task point to present a method. And in the second phase it provides an algorithm for the arrangement of goods loading which is based on the constraints of time-window and attributes of goods and vehicle. It uses the computing results of the first phase to form more detailed delivery scheme based on the constraints of time-window and attributes of vehicle and goods.展开更多
Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) integrates information and communication technologies with location based technologies into roads, vehicles, traffic and transport management systems. Application of ITS can i...Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) integrates information and communication technologies with location based technologies into roads, vehicles, traffic and transport management systems. Application of ITS can improve situation in major cities where due to the increasing number of residents and level of motorization traffic congestion represents important issue. Another problem arises from this facts and that is that cities have contradictory needs as grooving need for goods within urban areas as well as need for less vehicles in the same area. The urban logistics activities by private companies within urban areas represent an integral part of city logistics that aims to improve the efficiency of urban freight transportation, reduce traffic congestion, mitigate environmental impacts, reduce costs and fuel consumption. This research presents application of ITS technologies and vehicle routing problem for night delivery scheme planning as one of the core techniques for modelling city logistics.展开更多
A new type of vehicle routing problem (VRP), multiple vehicle routing problem integrated reverse logistics (MVRPRL), is studied. In this problem, there is delivery or pickup (or both) and uncertain features in t...A new type of vehicle routing problem (VRP), multiple vehicle routing problem integrated reverse logistics (MVRPRL), is studied. In this problem, there is delivery or pickup (or both) and uncertain features in the demands of the clients. The deliveries of every client as uncertain parameters are expressed as triangular fuzzy numbers. In order to describe MVRPRL, a multi-objective fuzzy programming model with credibility measure theory is constructed. Then the simulationbased tabu search algorithm combining inter-route and intra-route neighborhoods and embedded restarts are designed to solve it. Computational results show that the tabu search algorithm developed is superior to sweep algorithms and that compared with handling each on separate routes, the transportation costs can be reduced by 43% through combining pickups with deliveries.展开更多
This study examined the non-medical factors that influence expectant mothers to opt for caesarean deliveries in Ghana. Data on 395 expectant mothers across the ten regions of Ghana who were located in urban, semi-rura...This study examined the non-medical factors that influence expectant mothers to opt for caesarean deliveries in Ghana. Data on 395 expectant mothers across the ten regions of Ghana who were located in urban, semi-rural and rural areas, and spanned a period of five years (from 2012 to 2016) were obtained from the Ghana Health Service. In fitting the logistic regression model, data on 355 expectant mothers (i.e. 89.9% of the data) was assigned to the analysis sample while 40 (i.e. 10.1%) was assigned to the hold-out sample. The hold-out sample together with other statistical measures of overall model fit, pseudo R2 measures and classification accuracy were used to validate the results obtained from the analysis sample. Significance was tested at p = 0.05. Determinants including, educational level of expectant mother, parity of expectant mother, baby’s birth weight, previous caesarean delivery, location of expectant mother, age of expectant mother and, period within the year of childbirth had a significant effect on caesarean delivery. The study recommended that health practitioners should be able to foretell expectant mothers who are likely to undergo caesarean delivery in order for them to prepare financially and psychologically to avoid further complications. Due to the significant positive attitude of women towards caesarean delivery rather than normal delivery, it is necessary to inform them about the advantages of normal delivery and the health hazards associated with caesarean delivery to the mother and child.展开更多
In this paper, we first introduced the concept of cloud logistics, described the current status of the express delivery and analyzed the impacts of introducing cloud logistics on China’s express delivery industry. Th...In this paper, we first introduced the concept of cloud logistics, described the current status of the express delivery and analyzed the impacts of introducing cloud logistics on China’s express delivery industry. Then based on the case of Stars Express, how to introduce the cloud logistics model to the express industry was discussed. Finally, a new model of cloud logistics platform was constructed.展开更多
This paper proposes a modeling system developed in order to analyze the urban freight transport and logistics within urban and metropolitan areas. A review of models developed to simulate this segment of mobility is a...This paper proposes a modeling system developed in order to analyze the urban freight transport and logistics within urban and metropolitan areas. A review of models developed to simulate this segment of mobility is also reported. The review analysis highlights the limits of models for the ex-ante assessment of city logistics measures. For this reason this paper proposes a new modeling system approach for the assessment of city logistics measures. It is made of different steps approaching problems related to quantity OD (Origin-Destination) flows, restocking type OD flows, delivery OD flows, delivery OD flows for time slice and vehicle type, and vehicle OD flows. This modeling system has been specified and calibrated using some surveys carried out in the inner area of Rome where more than 500 truck drivers and more than 600 retailers have been interviewed.展开更多
The revolution of technology and the rapid evolution of the digital world had a significant effect on the development and expansion of e-commerce.Last mile delivery,for which different app-based delivery services have ...The revolution of technology and the rapid evolution of the digital world had a significant effect on the development and expansion of e-commerce.Last mile delivery,for which different app-based delivery services have recently emerged,is a new area of research that is not thoroughly addressed.Delivery ser-vice is one of the supporting platforms of e-commerce.One of the delivery issues is that many customers experience difficulties in communicating and coordinating with the logistics companies responsible for the delivery service.This challenge is emphasized in this study which introduces a new system to facilitate communica-tion and coordination between customers and logistics companies by using one identity and one interface.This paper is a programming-based study,as the pro-posed system evaluates a website to serve logistics companies as well as designs an application(app)to serve the customers of logistics companies.Swift,a power-ful open-source and object-oriented programming language,and the mark-up language(HTML)were used to build the last mile delivery system.In addition,Firebase,a cloud-hosted real-time database built on Google infrastructure,were used to develop the system.By increasing the level of customer satisfaction and reducing delivery failure rates,this system will eventually increase the prosperity of e-commerce.展开更多
基金Shanghai Science and TechnologyCommission,Thedevelopmentanddemonstration of Logisticskeytechnologyofinformation system ofenterprise (No.0 3 dz15 0 0 7)
文摘To a scaled logistic company, assigning is an important part of logistic, and further development will make the optimized assigning of multi-warehouse and multi-task possible. This paper provided a two-phase multi-warehouse and multi-task based algorithm which has two phases. In the first phase, it combines sweep algorithm, saving algorithm and virtual task point to present a method. And in the second phase it provides an algorithm for the arrangement of goods loading which is based on the constraints of time-window and attributes of goods and vehicle. It uses the computing results of the first phase to form more detailed delivery scheme based on the constraints of time-window and attributes of vehicle and goods.
文摘Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) integrates information and communication technologies with location based technologies into roads, vehicles, traffic and transport management systems. Application of ITS can improve situation in major cities where due to the increasing number of residents and level of motorization traffic congestion represents important issue. Another problem arises from this facts and that is that cities have contradictory needs as grooving need for goods within urban areas as well as need for less vehicles in the same area. The urban logistics activities by private companies within urban areas represent an integral part of city logistics that aims to improve the efficiency of urban freight transportation, reduce traffic congestion, mitigate environmental impacts, reduce costs and fuel consumption. This research presents application of ITS technologies and vehicle routing problem for night delivery scheme planning as one of the core techniques for modelling city logistics.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.70772059)Youth Science and Technology Innovation Foundation of Nanjing Agriculture University(No.KJ06029)
文摘A new type of vehicle routing problem (VRP), multiple vehicle routing problem integrated reverse logistics (MVRPRL), is studied. In this problem, there is delivery or pickup (or both) and uncertain features in the demands of the clients. The deliveries of every client as uncertain parameters are expressed as triangular fuzzy numbers. In order to describe MVRPRL, a multi-objective fuzzy programming model with credibility measure theory is constructed. Then the simulationbased tabu search algorithm combining inter-route and intra-route neighborhoods and embedded restarts are designed to solve it. Computational results show that the tabu search algorithm developed is superior to sweep algorithms and that compared with handling each on separate routes, the transportation costs can be reduced by 43% through combining pickups with deliveries.
文摘This study examined the non-medical factors that influence expectant mothers to opt for caesarean deliveries in Ghana. Data on 395 expectant mothers across the ten regions of Ghana who were located in urban, semi-rural and rural areas, and spanned a period of five years (from 2012 to 2016) were obtained from the Ghana Health Service. In fitting the logistic regression model, data on 355 expectant mothers (i.e. 89.9% of the data) was assigned to the analysis sample while 40 (i.e. 10.1%) was assigned to the hold-out sample. The hold-out sample together with other statistical measures of overall model fit, pseudo R2 measures and classification accuracy were used to validate the results obtained from the analysis sample. Significance was tested at p = 0.05. Determinants including, educational level of expectant mother, parity of expectant mother, baby’s birth weight, previous caesarean delivery, location of expectant mother, age of expectant mother and, period within the year of childbirth had a significant effect on caesarean delivery. The study recommended that health practitioners should be able to foretell expectant mothers who are likely to undergo caesarean delivery in order for them to prepare financially and psychologically to avoid further complications. Due to the significant positive attitude of women towards caesarean delivery rather than normal delivery, it is necessary to inform them about the advantages of normal delivery and the health hazards associated with caesarean delivery to the mother and child.
文摘In this paper, we first introduced the concept of cloud logistics, described the current status of the express delivery and analyzed the impacts of introducing cloud logistics on China’s express delivery industry. Then based on the case of Stars Express, how to introduce the cloud logistics model to the express industry was discussed. Finally, a new model of cloud logistics platform was constructed.
文摘This paper proposes a modeling system developed in order to analyze the urban freight transport and logistics within urban and metropolitan areas. A review of models developed to simulate this segment of mobility is also reported. The review analysis highlights the limits of models for the ex-ante assessment of city logistics measures. For this reason this paper proposes a new modeling system approach for the assessment of city logistics measures. It is made of different steps approaching problems related to quantity OD (Origin-Destination) flows, restocking type OD flows, delivery OD flows, delivery OD flows for time slice and vehicle type, and vehicle OD flows. This modeling system has been specified and calibrated using some surveys carried out in the inner area of Rome where more than 500 truck drivers and more than 600 retailers have been interviewed.
文摘The revolution of technology and the rapid evolution of the digital world had a significant effect on the development and expansion of e-commerce.Last mile delivery,for which different app-based delivery services have recently emerged,is a new area of research that is not thoroughly addressed.Delivery ser-vice is one of the supporting platforms of e-commerce.One of the delivery issues is that many customers experience difficulties in communicating and coordinating with the logistics companies responsible for the delivery service.This challenge is emphasized in this study which introduces a new system to facilitate communica-tion and coordination between customers and logistics companies by using one identity and one interface.This paper is a programming-based study,as the pro-posed system evaluates a website to serve logistics companies as well as designs an application(app)to serve the customers of logistics companies.Swift,a power-ful open-source and object-oriented programming language,and the mark-up language(HTML)were used to build the last mile delivery system.In addition,Firebase,a cloud-hosted real-time database built on Google infrastructure,were used to develop the system.By increasing the level of customer satisfaction and reducing delivery failure rates,this system will eventually increase the prosperity of e-commerce.