Development of a spatial multicriteria approach to determine the location of loading/unloading spaces in urban centers

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https://doi.org/10.58922/transportes.v32i3.2970

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City logistics. Urban freight. Facility location. MACBETH. Geographical Information Systems.

Abstract

This paper proposes an innovative solution approach that combines mathematical programming, multicriteria decision analysis, and a geographic information system (GIS) to determine the optimal number of loading/unloading spaces in urban centers. The proposed methodology was implemented in a case study in the urban center of Fortaleza, a municipality in the Northeast region of Brazil. Employing the hybrid method for selecting optimal loading/ unloading spaces resulted in a 10% increase in the percentage of served clients compared to using solely the mathematical model. On the contrary, as the registered spaces were not determined using a scientific approach, clients located outside the Centro neighborhood experienced notably low service levels, with walking distances exceeding 450 meters.

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Author Biography

Bruno Athayde Prata, Universidade Federal do Ceará

Possui graduação em Engenharia Civil pela Universidade Federal do Ceará, Mestrado em Logística e Pesquisa Operacional pela mesma instituição e Doutorado em Engenharia Industrial e Gestão pela Universidade do Porto. É professor Adjunto Nível III do Departamento de Engenharia de Produção da Universidade Federal do Ceará. Atualmente é Coordenador do Programa de Mestrado em Logística e Pesquisa Operacional (GESLOG/CT/UFC) e membro permanente do Programa de Mestrado em Modelagem e Métodos Quantitativos (MMQ/CC/UFC). Atualmente suas pesquisas se concentram na área de problemas de roteamento, localização e sequenciamento, com aplicações em Logística e Gestão de Operações. 

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2024-09-27

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Elias Arantes, A., & Prata, B. A. (2024). Development of a spatial multicriteria approach to determine the location of loading/unloading spaces in urban centers. Transportes, 32(3), e2970. https://doi.org/10.58922/transportes.v32i3.2970

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