Multi-criteria simulation-optimization analysis of usage of automated parcel lockers: a practical approach
| dc.contributor.author | Sawik, Bartosz | |
| dc.contributor.author | Serrano Hernández, Adrián | |
| dc.contributor.author | Muro, Álvaro | |
| dc.contributor.author | Faulín Fajardo, Javier | |
| dc.contributor.department | Estadística, Informática y Matemáticas | es_ES |
| dc.contributor.department | Estatistika, Informatika eta Matematika | eu |
| dc.contributor.department | Institute of Smart Cities - ISC | en |
| dc.contributor.funder | Universidad Pública de Navarra / Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa | es |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-02-20T07:26:18Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-02-20T07:26:18Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2023-02-20T07:12:10Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | The rapid growth of electronic commerce is having an impact on the way urban logistics are organized. In metropolitan settings, the last-mile delivery problem, i.e., the problem regarding the final stage of delivering a shipment to a consumer, is a major concern due to its inefficiency. The development of a convenient automated parcel lockers (APLs) network improves last-mile distribution by reducing the number of vehicles, the distances driven, and the number of delivery stops. Using automated parcel lockers, the last-mile issue could be overcome for the environment’s benefit. This study aimed to define and validate an APL network containing hundreds of APLs with the use of an example made up of real case study data from the city of Pozna ´n in Poland. The goal of this research was to use mathematical programming for optimization and simulation to tackle the facility location problem for automated parcel lockers through a practical approach. Multi-criteria simulation-optimization analysis was used to assess the data. In fact, the simulation was carried out using Anylogic software and the optimization with the use of the Java programming language and CPLEX solver. Three years were simulated, allowing for comparable results for each year in terms of expenses, e-shoppers, APL users, and demand evolution, as well as achieving the city’s optimal locker usage. Finally, encouraging conclusions were obtained, such as the relationship between the demand and the number of lockers, along with the model’s limitations. | en |
| dc.description.sponsorship | This research was partially supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation, and Universities (RED2018-102642-T; PID2019-111100RB-C22/AEI/10.13039/501100011033) and the SEPIE Erasmus+ Program (2019-I-ES01-KA103-062602). Additionally, we acknowledge the support from the Public University of Navarra for Young Researchers Projects Program (PJUPNA26-2022). Moreover, we appreciate the support of the AGH University of Science and Technology, Kraków, Poland (16.16.200.396) and the financial aid of the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education (MNISW) grants (N N519 405934; 6459/B/T02/2011/40) and the Polish National Science Centre (NCN) research grant (DEC-2013/11/B/ST8/04458). | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
| dc.identifier.citation | Sawik, B., Serrano-Hernandez, A., Muro, A., & Faulin, J. (2022). Multi-Criteria Simulation-Optimization Analysis of Usage of Automated Parcel Lockers: A Practical Approach. Mathematics, 10(23), 4423. https://doi.org/10.3390/math10234423 | en |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/math10234423 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2227-7390 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://academica-e.unavarra.es/handle/2454/44757 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en |
| dc.publisher | MDPI | en |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Mathematics 2022, 10, 4423 | en |
| dc.relation.projectID | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020/RED2018-102642-T/ | |
| dc.relation.projectID | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020/PID2019-111100RB-C22/ES/ | |
| dc.relation.projectID | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/European Commission/ERASMUS+/2019-I-ES01-KA103-062602/ | |
| dc.relation.publisherversion | https://doi.org/10.3390/math10234423 | |
| dc.rights | © 2022 by the authors. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license. | en |
| dc.rights.accessRights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | |
| dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
| dc.subject | Automated parcel locker | en |
| dc.subject | Last-mile delivery problem | en |
| dc.subject | Facility location problem | en |
| dc.subject | Simulation | en |
| dc.subject | Multi-criteria optimization | en |
| dc.subject | Exact approach | en |
| dc.subject | Mathematical programming | en |
| dc.title | Multi-criteria simulation-optimization analysis of usage of automated parcel lockers: a practical approach | en |
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