A dispatching decision support system for countering delay propagation in intermodal logistics networks. Issue 3 (2nd April 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chen, Cheng-Chieh (Frank); Schonfeld, Paul
• Is Part Of: Transportation planning and technology. Volume 39:Issue 3(2016)
• Page Start: 254
• Page End: 268
• Publication Date: 2016-04-02
• Subjects: Intermodal logistics -- dispatching model -- delay propagations -- schedule coordination -- decision support system; Transportation -- Periodicals; Transportation -- Research -- Periodicals; Local transit -- Periodicals; Transportation and state -- Periodicals; 388
• DOI: 10.1080/03081060.2016.1142222
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0308-1060

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This paper specifies a dispatching decision support system devoted to managing intermodal logistics operations while countering delay and delay propagation. When service disruptions occur within a logistics network where schedule coordination is employed, a dispatching control model determines through an optimization process whether each ready outbound vehicle should be dispatched immediately or held to wait for some late incoming vehicles. Decisions should consider potential missed-connection costs that may occur not only at the next transfer terminals but also at hubs located further downstream. Numerical examples and a sensitivity analysis with different slack time settings for attenuating delay propagation are presented.