A unique commercial operation in China that delivers express parcels within the storage compartments (belly-holds) of highway passenger coaches is introduced. A new delivery mode, called ‘direct + transfer’ delivery, is proposed. On the basis of this mode, a model to optimize the delivery path is constructed by considering the parcel arrival patterns, coach departure times, and belly-hold capacity in the initial origin. The solution algorithm is designed. In a case study, the probability distribution function of the parcel arrival pattern is fitted, and the delivery paths of parcels from a city to other cities in a region in China are calculated and analyzed.


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    Title :

    Optimizing parcel delivery paths using a highway passenger transport-based express service


    Contributors:
    Yang, Zhongzhen (author) / Lu, Jing (author) / Zhu, Xiaocong (author) / Jia, Peng (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    2013-10-01


    Size :

    18 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English





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