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Article

Individually Optimized Commercial Road Transport: A Decision Support System for Customizable Routing Problems

by
Max Leyerer
*,
Marc-Oliver Sonneberg
,
Maximilian Heumann
,
Tim Kammann
and
Michael H. Breitner
School of Economics and Management, Leibniz University Hannover, 30167 Hannover, Germany
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Sustainability 2019, 11(20), 5544; https://doi.org/10.3390/su11205544
Submission received: 30 August 2019 / Revised: 27 September 2019 / Accepted: 6 October 2019 / Published: 9 October 2019
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable Urban Logistics)
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Abstract

The Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) in its manifold variants is widely discussed in scientific literature. We investigate related optimization models and solution methods to determine the state of research for vehicle routing attributes and their combinations. Most of these approaches are idealized and focus on single problem-tailored routing applications. Addressing this research gap, we present a customizable VRP for optimized road transportation embedded into a Decision Support System (DSS). It integrates various model attributes and handles a multitude of real-world routing problems. In the context of urban logistics, practitioners of different industries and researchers are assisted in efficient route planning that allows for minimizing driving distances and reducing vehicle emissions. Based on the design science research methodology, we evaluate the DSS with computational benchmarks and real-world simulations. Results indicate that our developed DSS can compete with problem-tailored algorithms. With our solution-oriented DSS as final artifact, we contribute to an enhanced economic and environmental sustainability in urban logistic applications.
Keywords: vehicle routing problem; decision support system; design science research; green information system; urban logistics vehicle routing problem; decision support system; design science research; green information system; urban logistics

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Leyerer, M.; Sonneberg, M.-O.; Heumann, M.; Kammann, T.; Breitner, M.H. Individually Optimized Commercial Road Transport: A Decision Support System for Customizable Routing Problems. Sustainability 2019, 11, 5544. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11205544

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Leyerer M, Sonneberg M-O, Heumann M, Kammann T, Breitner MH. Individually Optimized Commercial Road Transport: A Decision Support System for Customizable Routing Problems. Sustainability. 2019; 11(20):5544. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11205544

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Leyerer, Max, Marc-Oliver Sonneberg, Maximilian Heumann, Tim Kammann, and Michael H. Breitner. 2019. "Individually Optimized Commercial Road Transport: A Decision Support System for Customizable Routing Problems" Sustainability 11, no. 20: 5544. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11205544

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Leyerer, M., Sonneberg, M.-O., Heumann, M., Kammann, T., & Breitner, M. H. (2019). Individually Optimized Commercial Road Transport: A Decision Support System for Customizable Routing Problems. Sustainability, 11(20), 5544. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11205544

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