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Dec 14, 2023
A Cold Chain Medical Device Distribution Path Optimization Method
Authors: Jiang Liu [email protected], Lifen Yun [email protected], Hongqiang Fan [email protected], Runfeng Yu [email protected], and Yi Qin [email protected]Author Affiliations
Publication: CICTP 2023
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The continuous development of the medical device industry has brought about strong demand for medical device logistics. Medical device transportation enterprises are faced with the dual tasks of cost and distribution time in their development. In this paper, a targeted cold chain distribution path optimization model is established based on the timeliness of medical device cold chain transportation for two types of customers. The model’s objective is to optimize the combination of cost and customer time satisfaction, considering the refrigeration energy cost and the carbon emissions cost of vehicle fuel combustion in the cold chain transportation process. In this paper, a fast non-dominated ranking algorithm with an elite strategy is chosen and solved for a real case, and the corresponding sensitivity analysis is performed. The results show that the time windows will significantly impact the overall distribution cost. This can be used to propose targeted management advice for actual cases.
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- Air pollution
- Analysis (by type)
- Benefit cost ratios
- Business management
- Client relationships
- Emissions
- Engineering fundamentals
- Environmental engineering
- Financial management
- Freight transportation
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- Models (by type)
- Optimization models
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- Practice and Profession
- Sensitivity analysis
- Transportation engineering
- Vehicles
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1School of Traffic and Transportation, Beijing Jiaotong Univ. Email: [email protected]
2School of Traffic and Transportation, Beijing Jiaotong Univ. Email: [email protected]
3School of Modern Post, Beijing Univ. of Posts and Telecommunications. Email: [email protected]
4School of Traffic and Transportation, Beijing Jiaotong Univ. Email: [email protected]
5School of Traffic and Transportation, Beijing Jiaotong Univ. Email: [email protected]
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