Analysis of Vehicle Routing via TransCAD: a Contribution to Urban Freight Distribution / Estudo de roteirização de veículos empregando o TransCAD: contribuição para a distribuição urbana de cargas
AUTOR(ES)
Miguel Ângelo Almeida Faria de Paula
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2009
RESUMO
This study analyzes urban freight distribution from the wholesale distribution sector to supermarkets retail sector via TransCAD software, and the vehicle routing problem with time windows has been applied for possible delivery route optimization. TransCAD focuses on a transport system based on graph theory concepts which have been employed in this study, together with some basic concepts of distribution chain and its elements. Some parameters for the application of TransCAD have been based on information provided by a wholesale distribution company located in Uberlândia, Brazil. Such information includes vehicle type, fleet size, and average client demand. The features of the vehicle type underwent changes in four different scenarios; outputs were generated for each of these scenarios, which revealed the most effective itinerary and route settings for urban freight distribution. Even though TransCAD fails to analyze factors such as traffic conditions, vehicle freight arrangement, and average vehicle speed along a given route, the results of this study may contribute to the operation of product distribution.
ASSUNTO(S)
transporte de mercadorias distribuição urbana de carga transporte rodoviário de carga transcad urban freight distribution roteirização de veículos vehicle engenharia civil
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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