Abstract
Fuzzy goal programming has important applications in many areas of supply chain, logistics, transportation and shipping business. Business management has complications, and there exist many interactions between the factors of its components. The locomotive of world trade is maritime transport and approximately 90% of the products in the world are transported by sea. Optimization of maritime operations is a challenge in order to provide technical, operational and financial benefits. Fuzzy goal programming models attract interests of many scholars, therefore the objective of this paper is to investigate the problem of minimization of total cost and minimization of loss or damage of containers returned from destination port. There are various types of fuzzy goal programming problems based on models and solution methods. This paper employs fuzzy goal programming with triangular fuzzy numbers, membership functions, constraints, assumptions as well as the variables and parameters for optimizing the solution of the model problem. The proposed model presents the mathematical algorithm, and reveals the optimal solution according to satisfaction rank from 0 to 1. Providing a theoretical background, this study offers novel ideas to researchers, decision makers and authorities.
Highlights
Minimization of loss or damage of containers returned from destination port Min Total Cost (TC) = Total Supply Cost (TSC) + Total Operation Cost (TOC)
While supply chain was defined by The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), 2016 as follows; “supply chain management encompasses the planning and management of all activities involved in sourcing and procurement, conversion and all logistics management activities
Transshipment might involve in several processes such as consolidation, de-consolidation, customs controls, etc
Summary
Publisher’s Note: MDPI stays neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. The indices published by the international transportation and shipping companies regularly contribute to the maritime supply chains for the shipping companies. According to the Ningbo Containerized Freight Index 2021, the change observed between 2011 and 2021 has a volatility of 8% continuously. The presence of this volatility and fluctuating price changes reveal the importance of the optimization of maritime supply chains [1]
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