Optimization of Container Transportation for Fixed-Schedule Trains in Collaborative Logistics

Lukas F. Krasel

doi:10.34726/2022.99460

Optimization of Container Transportation for Fixed-Schedule Trains in Collaborative Logistics

Lukas F. Krasel

Integrated Energy Systems

Research output: Thesis › Master's Thesis

Abstract

In current practice, two types of rail freight are common: In so-called wagonload freight, individual trains are composed of individual wagons, while block trains have a fixed set of wagons and directly connect their source to their destination without intermediate stops. Wagon load trains allow more flexibility, but the uncoupling and rearranging operations of wagons are rather costly. In this study, we investigate an alternative approach to combine the advantages of both operation techniques and potentially increase the efficiency of the freight sector.

Original language	English
Awarding Institution	TU Wien
Supervisors/Advisors	Raidl, Günther, Supervisor, External person Brandstätter, Georg, Supervisor Ritzinger, Ulrike Maria, Supervisor
Award date	2 Dec 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.34726/2022.99460
Publication status	Published - 2022

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Former Research Field - Integrated Energy Systems

Keywords

Transport Optimization; Mixed Integer Linear Programming; freight forwarder; rail freight; block trains; instance generation; capacities and costs; collaborative logistics; time-expanded network; container logistics

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