Integrated Thermal Insulation Packing and Vehicle Routing for Perishable Products in Community Group Purchase
Two transportation modes have been used to solve the “last kilometer” delivery problem of perishable products in China. One mode involves the use of refrigerated vehicles, and the other involves transportation with nonrefrigerated vehicles but with thermal insulation packaging and phase-change refri...
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| description | Two transportation modes have been used to solve the “last kilometer” delivery problem of perishable products in China. One mode involves the use of refrigerated vehicles, and the other involves transportation with nonrefrigerated vehicles but with thermal insulation packaging and phase-change refrigerants. In this paper, we studied the distribution of fresh products using nonrefrigerated vehicles under the community group purchase model. A new integrated model that can simultaneously select insulation packaging methods and vehicle paths was developed. We designed a heuristic algorithm based on genetic algorithm to solve larger-scale problems. We found that nonrefrigerated vehicle delivery was better than refrigerated vehicle delivery when neither the cost of the phase-change refrigerant nor the cost of packaging accounts for more than 50% of the total cost. There was an optimal balance between insulation packaging cost and shipping cost. The combination of thin and light packaging materials and high-efficiency cold storage materials could achieve the goals of ensuring the quality of fresh products and reducing transportation costs simultaneously. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5d1356e3abe94486938c9124a4e1fb892025-02-03T05:57:51ZengWileyDiscrete Dynamics in Nature and Society1026-02261607-887X2021-01-01202110.1155/2021/66735556673555Integrated Thermal Insulation Packing and Vehicle Routing for Perishable Products in Community Group PurchaseWenbing Shui0Huimin Zhao1Mengxia Li2Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, ChinaKunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, ChinaKunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, ChinaTwo transportation modes have been used to solve the “last kilometer” delivery problem of perishable products in China. One mode involves the use of refrigerated vehicles, and the other involves transportation with nonrefrigerated vehicles but with thermal insulation packaging and phase-change refrigerants. In this paper, we studied the distribution of fresh products using nonrefrigerated vehicles under the community group purchase model. A new integrated model that can simultaneously select insulation packaging methods and vehicle paths was developed. We designed a heuristic algorithm based on genetic algorithm to solve larger-scale problems. We found that nonrefrigerated vehicle delivery was better than refrigerated vehicle delivery when neither the cost of the phase-change refrigerant nor the cost of packaging accounts for more than 50% of the total cost. There was an optimal balance between insulation packaging cost and shipping cost. The combination of thin and light packaging materials and high-efficiency cold storage materials could achieve the goals of ensuring the quality of fresh products and reducing transportation costs simultaneously.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6673555 |
| spellingShingle | Wenbing Shui Huimin Zhao Mengxia Li Integrated Thermal Insulation Packing and Vehicle Routing for Perishable Products in Community Group Purchase Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society |
| title | Integrated Thermal Insulation Packing and Vehicle Routing for Perishable Products in Community Group Purchase |
| title_full | Integrated Thermal Insulation Packing and Vehicle Routing for Perishable Products in Community Group Purchase |
| title_fullStr | Integrated Thermal Insulation Packing and Vehicle Routing for Perishable Products in Community Group Purchase |
| title_full_unstemmed | Integrated Thermal Insulation Packing and Vehicle Routing for Perishable Products in Community Group Purchase |
| title_short | Integrated Thermal Insulation Packing and Vehicle Routing for Perishable Products in Community Group Purchase |
| title_sort | integrated thermal insulation packing and vehicle routing for perishable products in community group purchase |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6673555 |
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