Title :
Study on location planning of the Railway Logistics Center
Author :
Su, Shunhu ; Zhang, Xiao-dong ; Pan, Hua
Author_Institution :
Transp. Bur., Minist. of Railway, Beijing, China
Abstract :
The Railway Logistics Center as an important node of social logistics system plays an important role in implementing seamless connection of multimodal transport. The study of urban Railway Logistics Center location planning improves the urban logistics system, and separating the work and collaboration rationally of Railway Logistics Centers. The paper considers a series of factors, such as the supply and demand situation of urban logistics, the cost and scale of Railway Logistics Center. A location model of Railway Logistics Center is established based on Mixed Integer Programming theory. The location proposal of Beijing Railway Logistics Center, which is acquired from the model, is mainly consistent with the Logistics and Railway Development Planning of Beijing.
Keywords :
integer programming; logistics; railway industry; supply and demand; Beijing railway logistics center; location planning; mixed integer programming theory; multimodal transport; railway development planning; social logistics system; supply and demand situation; urban logistics system; Biological system modeling; Capacity planning; Investments; Linear programming; Logistics; Planning; Rail transportation; Location Planning; Logistics Center; Mixed Integer Programming; Railway Logistics;
Conference_Titel :
Supply Chain Management and Information Systems (SCMIS), 2010 8th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Hong Kong
Print_ISBN :
978-962-367-696-0