在考虑多类型集装箱的情况下,本文建立了一个班轮航线设计与空箱调运问题的混合整数线性规划模型,通过假设多类型空集装箱之间可以箱种代用,从而大大减少了空箱的调运量,最后应用CPLEX软件进行了求解.实例研究结果表明,通过箱种代用的手段,可以有效地降低班轮公司的运输成本.
This paper constructs a mixed-integer linear programming model concerning liner shipping network design and empty container schedule in the case of multi-type containers.Empty containers schedule amount can be significantly decreased by assuming mutual substitution between empty containers available.We eventually employ software CPLEX to solve the model.Case study results show that we can effectively reduce the transportation cost of liner shipping company by mutual substitution between empty containers.