Optimization of Palletized Unit Implants Dispatch Considering Less than Truckload Transportation in Auto Parts Industry

Abstract

In recent years, the acceleration of economic globalization has played an irreplaceable role in promoting the development of modern logistics industry. Reducing production and operating costs, reducing logistics costs, and increasing enterprise competitiveness have become new challenges of the rapid development for the logistics industry. At the same time, the demand for automobiles has also increased significantly which has strongly driven the development of auto parts industry. A method to optimize palletized unit implants dispatch in auto parts industry which adopts less than truckload (LTL) transportation is proposed in this paper. An optimization model of palletized unit implants dispatch is constructed with the goal to minimize the total transportation cost and the constraints including dispatching demand, dispatching time and so on. And the effectiveness of the model and algorithm is verified by case study. The results show that the dispatch optimization model of shared palletized unit implants considering less than truckload transportation is 7.5% less than full dispatch mode and 146.6% less than full lease mode.