The Seventh International Conference on City Logistics Towards a multi-agent logistics and commercial transport model : The transport service provider ’ s view
The Seventh International Conference on City Logistics Towards a multi-agent logistics and commercial transport model : The transport service provider ’ s view
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第七届城市物流国际会议迈向多代理物流和商业运输模式:运输服务提供商的观点
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2012
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Kai Nagelb
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Stefanie Schroedera;Michael Zilskeb;Gernot Liedtkea;Kai Nagelb
It is widely recognized that micro-simulation and agent-based approaches can successfully be applied in transport policy analysis. However, logistic decisions and the complex relationships among freight actors make this a challenging task and a reason why the development of freight models is still behind the development of passenger models. In this paper, we present a multi-agent freight transport model in which logistics decisions are separated into two different roles: Transport service providers, which create transport chains, and carriers, which plan tours and schedule vehicles. Both agent types can consolidate on their respective level and realise economies of scale. The lowest tier of the model, which contains individual freight vehicles, is integrated into the MATSim traffic simulation to create an integrated model for freight and passenger traffic. Changes in passenger demand, disturbances in the traffic system or policy measures can be picked up by freight drivers and propagated upwards to influence decisions on the levels of vehicle scheduling and transport chain building. As proof of concept, we set up a scenario with a fictitious freight operator serving a set of customers. We demonstrate that freight traffic can be simulated under different traffic conditions and policy measures. © 2012 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and/or peer-review under responsibility of the 7th International Conference on City Logistics