Fuzzy multi-objective chance-constrained programming model for hazardous materials transportation

2016 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 286-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiaoman Du ◽  
Lean Yu ◽  
Xiang Li
Symmetry ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 1208
Author(s):  
Liying Zhao ◽  
Ningbo Cao

As an indispensable necessity in daily routine of citizens, hazardous materials (Hazmat) not only plays an increasingly important role, but also brings a series of transportation uncertainty phenomena, the most prominent of which is a safety problem. When it attempts to find the best vehicle route scheme that can possess the lowest risk attribute in a fuzzy random environment for a single warehouse, the influence of cost should also be taken into account. In this study, a new mathematical theory was conducted in the modeling process. To take a full consideration of uncertainty, vehicle travel distance and population density along the road segment were assumed to be fuzzy variables. Meanwhile, accident probability and vehicle speed were set to be stochastic. Furthermore, based on the assumptions, authors established three chance constrained programming models according to the uncertain theory. Model I was used to seek the achievement of minimum risk of the vehicle route scheme, using traditional risk model; the goal of Model II was to obtain the lowest total cost, including the green cost, and the main purpose of Model III was to establish a balance between cost and risk. To settle the above models, a hybrid intelligent algorithm was designed, which was a combination of genetic algorithm and fuzzy random simulation algorithm, which simultaneously proved its convergence. At last, two experiments were designed to illustrate the feasibility of the proposed models and algorithms.


In this chapter, fuzzy goal programming (FGP) technique is presented to solve fuzzy multi-objective chance constrained programming (CCP) problems having parameters associated with the system constrains following different continuous probability distributions. Also, the parameters of the models are presented in the form of crisp numbers or fuzzy numbers (FNs) or fuzzy random variables (FRVs). In model formulation process, the imprecise probabilistic problem is converted into an equivalent fuzzy programming model by applying CCP methodology and the concept of cuts of FNs, successively. If the parameters of the objectives are in the form of FRVs then expectation model of the objectives are employed to remove the probabilistic nature from multiple objectives. Afterwards, considering the fuzzy nature of the parameters involved with the problem, the model is converted into an equivalent crisp model using two different approaches. The problem can either be decomposed on the basis of tolerance values of the parameters; alternatively, an equivalent deterministic model can be obtained by applying different defuzzification techniques of FNs. In the solution process, the individual optimal value of each objective is found in isolation to construct the fuzzy goals of the objectives. Then the fuzzy goals are transformed into membership goals on the basis of optimum values of each objective. Then priority-based FGP under different priority structures or weighted FGP is used for achievement of the highest membership degree to the extent possible to achieve the ideal point dependent solution in the decision-making context. Finally, several numerical examples considering different types of probability distributions and different forms of FNs are considered to illustrate the developed methodologies elaborately.


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