A Location-Allocation Model for Seaport-Dry Port System Optimization. (24th November 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Feng, Xuejun; Zhang, Yan; Li, Yuwei; Wang, Wei
• Other Names: Jiang Zhigang Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Discrete dynamics in nature and society. Volume 2013(2013)
• Publication Date: 2013-11-24
• Subjects: System analysis -- Periodicals; Dynamics -- Periodicals; Chaotic behavior in systems -- Periodicals; Differentiable dynamical systems -- Periodicals; 003.05
• DOI: 10.1155/2013/309585
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1026-0226

Abstract

Abstract : Seaports participate in hinterland economic development through partnerships with dry ports, and the combined seaport-dry port network serves as the backbone of regional logistics. This paper constructs a location-allocation model for the regional seaport-dry port network optimization problem and develops a greedy algorithm and a genetic algorithm to obtain its solution. This model is applicable to situations under which the geographic distribution of demand is known. A case study involving configuration of dry ports near the west bank of the Taiwan Strait is conducted, and the model is successfully applied.