scholarly journals Smart Method for Self-Organization in Last-Mile Parcel Delivery

2020 ◽  
pp. 036119812097606
Author(s):  
J.H.R. van Duin ◽  
T.S. Vlot ◽  
L.A. Tavasszy ◽  
M.B. Duinkerken ◽  
B. van Dijk
Keyword(s):  
Simulation Model ◽  
Real Time ◽  
New Method ◽  
Self Organization ◽  
Agent Based Simulation ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Last Mile ◽  
Service Areas ◽  
Delivery Services ◽  
Delivery Vehicles

Parcel delivery operators experience an increasing pressure to meet the strongly growing demand for delivery services, while protecting city livability and the environment. Improving the performance of the last mile of delivery is considered key in meeting this challenge as it forms the most inefficient, expensive, and environmentally unfriendly part of delivery operations. A primary cause is a significant duplication of service areas, resulting in redundant vehicle kilometers traveled. In this paper, a new method is presented that allows for the allocation of parcels to delivery vehicles and construction of vehicle routes in real time through an auctioning system. These tasks are performed in a self-organizing manner by vehicles, parcels, and a supporting platform, to allow for collaborative and intermodal delivery. The performance of this new method is tested and compared against the currently used techniques using an agent-based simulation model. The new method manages to greatly improve the efficiency, robustness, and flexibility of delivery operations.

scholarly journals An agent-based simulation model of dynamic real-time traffic signal controller

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (46) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Ahmad Aljaafreh ◽  
Maen Saleh ◽  
Naeem Al-Oudat ◽  
Murad Alaqtash
Keyword(s):  
Simulation Model ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Traffic Signal ◽  
Agent Based Simulation ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Real Time Traffic

scholarly journals Agent-Based Simulation Model for Evaluating Urban Freight Policy to E-Commerce

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (15) ◽  
pp. 4020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberta Alves ◽  
Renato da Silva Lima ◽  
David Custódio de Sena ◽  
Alexandre Ferreira de Pinho ◽  
José Holguín-Veras
Keyword(s):  
Simulation Model ◽  
External Costs ◽  
Agent Based Simulation ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Urban Freight ◽  
The Third ◽  
Last Mile ◽  
Belo Horizonte ◽  
The One ◽  
The City

This study aims to assess delivery lockers as a last-mile solution, considering the behavior and interaction among e-commerce stakeholders. In Brazil, a large portion of deliveries are attended home. This results in a large number of failed deliveries and redelivery attempts, which can reach up to three delivery attempts. Delivery lockers (DL) represent a solution to reduce the number of re-deliveries and consolidate the delivery of goods. The implementation of DL and the exclusion of the third delivery attempt are evaluated in this study via an agent-based simulation model (ABSM) in the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Four scenarios were simulated by varying delivery locker implementation and the exclusion of the third attempts, which allowed comparable results to be obtained for each agent, in terms of gains and operational and external costs (emission, noise, and congestion). The scenario that most closely resembles the current situation was the one that presented the worst results. The implementation of the lockers brings improvements to this scenario in terms of reducing re-deliveries and distances traveled by trucks. When the possibility of three delivery attempts is excluded, the benefits are even greater. The deployment of lockers also enables carriers to reduce the number of trucks required to make deliveries, thereby increasing their profits.

scholarly journals An agent-based simulation model of human-robot team performance in military environments

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald E. Giachetti ◽  
Veronica Marcelli ◽  
José Cifuentes ◽  
José A. Rojas
Keyword(s):  
Simulation Model ◽  
Team Performance ◽  
Agent Based Simulation ◽  
Agent Based

scholarly journals Application of Agent-based Modeling for Cultural Information-based Decisions Making

2020 ◽  
Vol 88 ◽  
pp. 8-28
Author(s):  
Rimvydas Laužikas ◽  
Darius Plikynas ◽  
Vytautas Dulskis ◽  
Leonidas Sakalauskas ◽  
Arūnas Miliauskas
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Simulation Model ◽  
Cultural Participation ◽  
Agent Based Simulation ◽  
Research Issues ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Cultural Events ◽  
The Social ◽  
Cultural Processes ◽  
The Impact

The impact of cultural processes on personal and social changes is one of the important research issues not only in contemporary social sciences but also for simulation of future development scenarios and evidence-based policy decision making. In the context of the theoretical concept of cultural values, based on the system theory and theory of social capital, the impact of cultural events could be analyzed and simulated by focussing on the construction/deconstruction of social capital, which takes place throughout the actor’s cultural participation. The main goal of this research is the development of measuring metrics, and agent-based simulation model aimed at investigation of the social impact of cultural processes.  This paper provides new insights of modeling the social capital changes in a society and its groups, depending on cultural participation. The proposed measurement metrics provide the measurement facility of three key components: actors, cultural events and events flow and social capital. It provides the initial proof of concept simulation results, - simplified agent-based simulation model showcase. The NetLogo MAS platform is used as a simulation environment.  

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Physical Barriers Installation for Prevention of Incidents in Mexico City’s Subway System

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerardo de Jesús Portillo-Villasana ◽  
Aida Huerta-Barrientos ◽  
Yazmin Dillarza Andrade
Keyword(s):  
Simulation Model ◽  
Mexico City ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Subway Station ◽  
Agent Based Simulation ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Subway System ◽  
Physical Barriers ◽  
Traditional Approaches ◽  
Made In

Nowadays, suicides inside the installations of subway platforms are considered a public health problem in Mexico City. One solution to prevent them is the installation of physical barriers, but their high cost is unattractive for governmental authorities. Traditional approaches of research on the effectiveness of physical barriers for preventing suicides have been limited to analyzing statistically the effects of installing platform screen doors and blue lights on subway platforms. Although considerable progress has been made in this field, many important issues remain unexplored. This study investigates the effectiveness of physical barriers installation for prevention of incidents in Mexico City subway system by means of an agent-based simulation model. Firstly, the design of physical barriers for prevention of incidents in Mexico City subway system is described. Secondly, a conceptual model of the Zócalo station subway platform is presented. Thirdly, an agent-based simulation model of Zócalo station subway platform is implemented using AnyLogic™ software considering normal operations of the subway station. This study shows that physical barriers installation on the Zócalo subway platform can effectively prevent 76% of passenger’s suicides.

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