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Abstract
Location of urban distribution center (UDC) has played an important role in reducing distribution cost, environmental impact, and traffic congestion in urban areas. The article aims at evaluating potential location of UDC for sugar commodity using a combined approach that comprises two stages: spatial analysis and multi-objective mixed-integer linear programming. Results demonstrate that different locations of UDC correspond to different costs and environmental implications. It is suggested that a new UDC for the sugar commodity can be located at the east part of the city outskirt. Using more than two UDCs in the studied case appears to be not economically and environmentally beneficial.
Highlights
City logistics has become an issue in big cities around the world.[1]
This section is divided into two parts following the research objectives: potential urban distribution center (UDC) locations based on spatial analysis and optimized location of the UDC
This study has demonstrated the combined approach of spatial analysis and multi-objective mixed-integer linear programming (MOMILP) to determine the potential location of UDC by addressing economy, environmental, and social aspects
Summary
City logistics has become an issue in big cities around the world.[1] most studies address urban passenger transport, while urban freight transport is still not well explored. Dynamic and rapid economic activities in urban areas have promoted the growing need for urban freight movements. The increased urban freight movements create traffic congestion and inefficiency in transport, reducing service level and increasing distribution costs. Intensive urban freight transportation contributes to pollution and unhealthy living condition in urban areas. According to European Union,[2] urban freight transport represents only 10–18% of road traffic, it contributes up to 40% of air and noise pollutions
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