A decision-making model to design a sustainable container depot logistic network: the case of the port of Valencia
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In this paper, the design of a maritime container depot logistic network in a hinterland is studied. Containers are a basic tool in multimodal product transportation and all related operations have an impact on the environment due to different externalities such as noise, atmospheric and visual pollution. A three objective optimization model is used to minimize the total network cost, the environmental impact generated by the road transport operations associated with the depots (TI) and the environmental impact generated by the setting up and maintenance of the depots (FI). To determine the environmental impacts of each depot, Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (F-AHP) is used in both cases. In addition, a fuzzy multiobjective optimization approach has been used to solve the problem. The application case study is based on the Port of Valencia (Spain).
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environmental impact, sustainable supply chain management, reverse logistics, maritime transportation, container depots, fuzzy multiobjective optimizationHow to Cite
Palacio, A., Adenso-Díaz, B., & Lozano, S. (2018). A decision-making model to design a sustainable container depot logistic network: the case of the port of Valencia. Transport, 33(1), 119-130. https://doi.org/10.3846/16484142.2015.1107621
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Furió, S.; Andrés, C.; Adenso-Díaz, B.; Lozano, S. 2013. Optimization of empty container movements using street-turn: Application to Valencia hinterland, Computers & Industrial Engineering 66(4): 909–917. <a target="_blank" href= "http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2013.09.003"> http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2013.09.003</a>
Furió, S.; Monfort, A.; Sapiña, R. 2006. La logística del contenedor vacío y el papel de los depósitos de contenedores: capacidad y localización, in Congreso ITAM – Infraestructuras de transporte en el Arco Mediterráneo, 29–30 Noviembre 2006, Valencia, España. (in Spanish).
Gendron, B.; Crainic, T. G. 1997. A parallel branch-and-bound algorithm for multicommodity location with balancing requirements, Computers & Operations Research 24(9): 829–847. <a target="_blank" href= "http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0305-0548(96)00094-9"> http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0305-0548(96)00094-9</a>
Gendron, B.; Crainic, T. G. 1995. A branch-and-bound algorithm for depot location and container fleet management, Location Science 3(1): 39–53. <a target="_blank" href= "http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0966-8349(95)00005-3"> http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0966-8349(95)00005-3</a>
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Lai, M.; Crainic, T. G.; Di Francesco, M.; Zuddas, P. 2013. An heuristic search for the routing of heterogeneous trucks with single and double container loads, Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review 56: 108–118. <a target="_blank" href= "http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2013.06.001"> http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2013.06.001</a>
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Mittal, N.; Boile, M.; Baveja, A.; Theofanis, S. 2013. Determining optimal inland-empty-container depot locations under stochastic demand, Research in Transportation Economics 42(1): 50–60. <a target="_blank" href= "http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.retrec.2012.11.007"> http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.retrec.2012.11.007</a>
Murty, K. G.; Liu, J.; Wan, Y.-W.; Linn, R. 2005. A decision support system for operations in a container terminal, Decision Support Systems 39(3): 309–332. <a target="_blank" href= "http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dss.2003.11.002"> http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dss.2003.11.002</a>
Palacio, A.; Adenso-Díaz, B.; Lozano, S.; Furió, S. 2014. Bicriteria optimization model for locating maritime container depots: application to the Port of Valencia, Networks and Spatial Economics. <a target="_blank" href= "http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11067-013-9205-7"> http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11067-013-9205-7</a>
Sprague, R. H.; Watson, H. J. 1995. Decision Support for Management. Prentice Hall. 490 p.
Toroyan, T.; Peden, M. 2009. How safe are the world’s roads?, Bulletin of the World Health Organization 87(10): 736–736. <a target="_blank" href= "http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.09.071829"> http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.09.071829</a>
Valenciaport. 2010. Annual Report. Available from Internet: <a target="_blank" href= "http://www.valenciaport.com">http://www.valenciaport.com</a>
Van Hee, K. M.; Wijbrands, R. J. 1988. Decision support system for container terminal planning, European Journal of Operational Research 34(3): 262–272. <a target="_blank" href= "http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0377-2217(88)90147-6"> http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0377-2217(88)90147-6</a>
Zimmermann, H.-J. 1978. Fuzzy programming and linear programming with several objective functions, Fuzzy Sets and Systems 1(1): 45–55. <a target="_blank" href= "http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0165-0114(78)90031-3"> http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0165-0114(78)90031-3</a>
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Palacio, A., Adenso-Díaz, B., & Lozano, S. (2018). A decision-making model to design a sustainable container depot logistic network: the case of the port of Valencia. Transport, 33(1), 119-130. https://doi.org/10.3846/16484142.2015.1107621