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The role of operational research in green freight transportation

The role of operational research in green freight transportation
The role of operational research in green freight transportation
Recent years have witnessed an increased awareness of the negative external impacts of freight transportation. The field of Operational Research (OR) has, particularly in the recent years, continued to contribute to alleviating the negative impacts through the use of various optimization models and solution techniques. This paper presents the basic principles behind and an overview of the existing body of recent research on ‘greening’ freight transportation using OR-based planning techniques. The particular focus is on studies that have been described for two heavily used modes for transporting freight across the globe, namely road (including urban and electric vehicles) and maritime transportation, although other modes are also briefly discussed.
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Bektas, Tolga
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Fabian Ehmke, Jan
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Psaraftis, Harilaos
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Bektas, Tolga, Fabian Ehmke, Jan, Psaraftis, Harilaos and Puchinger, Jakob (2018) The role of operational research in green freight transportation. European Journal of Operational Research, 1-55. (doi:10.1016/j.ejor.2018.06.001).

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Recent years have witnessed an increased awareness of the negative external impacts of freight transportation. The field of Operational Research (OR) has, particularly in the recent years, continued to contribute to alleviating the negative impacts through the use of various optimization models and solution techniques. This paper presents the basic principles behind and an overview of the existing body of recent research on ‘greening’ freight transportation using OR-based planning techniques. The particular focus is on studies that have been described for two heavily used modes for transporting freight across the globe, namely road (including urban and electric vehicles) and maritime transportation, although other modes are also briefly discussed.

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Accepted/In Press date: 3 June 2018
e-pub ahead of print date: 15 June 2018

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Local EPrints ID: 421619
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/421619
ISSN: 0377-2217
PURE UUID: 541607bc-d367-4247-b9ba-de28ccb41211
ORCID for Tolga Bektas: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-0634-144X

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Date deposited: 18 Jun 2018 16:30
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 06:44

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Author: Tolga Bektas ORCID iD
Author: Jan Fabian Ehmke
Author: Harilaos Psaraftis
Author: Jakob Puchinger

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