Abstract
Cloud manufacturing is a service-oriented and networked manufacturing model in which manufacturing resources are provided to demanders in the manner of manufacturing services through the cloud manufacturing platform. The optimal selection problem of manufacturing services plays an important role in searching the optimal manufacturing services for specific tasks. As a special type of manufacturing services in cloud manufacturing, logistics services provide transport services for different service providers and customers. The optimal selection of logistics services is important for guaranteeing just-in-time delivery of products to service demanders. In this paper, the characteristics of logistics service selection (LSS) problem are analyzed and a mathematical model is built in terms of optimization objective, an example and general solutions. Besides, some simulations are conducted to verify the proposed LSS model. Results show that the average task delivery time obtained by the proposed model is shorter than the fastest strategy and the nearest strategy in the cloud manufacturing environment.
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