Author(s): PAN Jing-jing, HU Zhi-hua, College of Transportation and Civil Engineering, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Logistics Research Center, Shanghai Maritime University
Pages: 1533-1539
Year: 2015 Issue:  6
Journal: Journal of Guangxi University（Natural Science Edition）
Keyword:  logistics management; timber logistics; location; mixed-integer program; logistics network;
Abstract: Since there existsthecontradictionbetween concentrated and seasonal supply of timber and the scattered and continuous demand of timber,the location of satellite yard and capacity assignments are studied,in order to minimize the total cost of timber logistics network. The problem is formulated as a mixed-integer linear program,and it issolved by Gurobi tool. Additionally,four experiments are designed and conducted by using different model parameters. A numerical example is given to verify the feasibility and effectiveness of the model. Based on the experimental results,the effectof changing model parameters on the optimization of timber logistics network is analyzed.