Optimization of Vehicle Routing Problem with Time Windows for Cold Chain Logistics Based on Carbon Tax

In order to reduce the cost pressure on cold-chain logistics brought by the carbon tax policy, this paper investigates optimization of Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) with time windows for cold-chain logistics based on carbon tax in China. Then, a green and low-carbon cold chain logistics distribution...

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Published inSustainability Vol. 9; no. 5; p. 694
Main Authors Wang, Songyi, Tao, Fengming, Shi, Yuhe, Wen, Haolin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 2017
Subjects
Biological evolution
Carbon
Cold
Cold pressing
Cold storage
Distribution costs
Economic models
Electric power distribution
Emissions
Environmental tax
Evolution
Evolutionary algorithms
Logistics
Molecular conformation
Objective function
Optimization
Refrigeration
Route planning
Routing
Supply chains
Sustainability
Taxation
Taxes
Transportation
Vehicle routing
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Summary:In order to reduce the cost pressure on cold-chain logistics brought by the carbon tax policy, this paper investigates optimization of Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) with time windows for cold-chain logistics based on carbon tax in China. Then, a green and low-carbon cold chain logistics distribution route optimization model with minimum cost is constructed. Taking the lowest cost as the objective function, the total cost of distribution includes the following costs: the fixed costs which generate in distribution process of vehicle, transportation costs, damage costs, refrigeration costs, penalty costs, shortage costs and carbon emission costs. This paper further proposes a Cycle Evolutionary Genetic Algorithm (CEGA) to solve the model. Meanwhile, actual data are used with CEGA to carry out numerical experiments in order to discuss changes of distribution routes with different carbon emissions under different carbon taxes and their influence on the total distribution cost. The critical carbon tax value of carbon emissions and distribution cost is obtained through experimental analysis. The research results of this paper provide effective advice, which is not only for the government on carbon tax decision, but also for the logistics companies on controlling carbon emissions during distribution.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su9050694