Reference:
L. Li,
R.R. Negenborn, and
B. De Schutter,
"A sequential linear programming approach for flow assignment in
intermodal freight transport," Proceedings of the 16th
International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems
(ITSC 2013), The Hague, The Netherlands, pp. 1224-1230, Oct.
2013.
Abstract:
Intermodal freight transport has been proposed as a potential solution
for achieving efficient and sustainable transport systems in the
hinterland of the Port of Rotterdam. The routing problem arising in
container distribution and collection processes is an important issue
and similarly the flow assignment problem arises at a more aggregate
level. In this paper, we first briefly review the existing literature
on routing for intermodal freight transport. Next, an extended
intermodal transport network model is formulated for the time-varying
and load-dependent travel time on roads. The optimal intermodal
freight flow assignment problem becomes a nonlinear and non-convex
optimization problem. A sequential linear programming (SLP) approach
is proposed for determining the freight flow assignment. Simulation
results show the effectiveness of the proposed SLP approach.
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