Urban e-Grocery Distribution Design in Pamplona (Spain) Applying an Agent-Based Simulation Model with Horizontal Cooperation Scenarios
E-commerce has boosted in the last decades because of the achievements of the information and telecommunications technology along with the changes in the society life-style. More recently, the groceries online purchase (or e-grocery), has also prevailed as a way of making the weekly shopping, partic...
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| author | Adrian Serrano-Hernandez Rocio de la Torre Luis Cadarso Javier Faulin |
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| description | E-commerce has boosted in the last decades because of the achievements of the information and telecommunications technology along with the changes in the society life-style. More recently, the groceries online purchase (or e-grocery), has also prevailed as a way of making the weekly shopping, particularly, the one including fresh vegetables and fruit. Furthermore, this type of virtual shopping in supermarkets is gaining importance as the most efficient delivery system in cost and time. Thus, we have evaluated in this study the influence of the cooperation-based policies on costs and service quality among different supermarkets in Pamplona, Spain. Concerning methodology, first of all, we carried out a survey in Pamplona having the purpose of modelling the demand patterns about e-grocery. Second, we have developed an agent-based simulation model for generating scenarios in non-cooperative, limited cooperation, and full cooperation settings, considering the real data obtained from the survey analysis. At this manner, Vehicle Routing Problems (VRP) and Multi Depot VRPs (MDVRP) are dynamically generated and solved within the simulation framework using a biased-randomization algorithm. Finally, the results show significant reductions in distance driven and lead times when employing horizontal cooperation in e-grocery distribution. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3449362ad75d4bde8fbfdea062d346cb2023-12-03T12:50:43ZengMDPI AGAlgorithms1999-48932021-01-011412010.3390/a14010020Urban e-Grocery Distribution Design in Pamplona (Spain) Applying an Agent-Based Simulation Model with Horizontal Cooperation ScenariosAdrian Serrano-Hernandez0Rocio de la Torre1Luis Cadarso2Javier Faulin3Institute of Smart Cities, Public University of Navarre, 31006 Pamplona, SpainINARBE Institute, Public University of Navarre, 31006 Pamplona, SpainAerospace Systems and Transport Research Group, EIATA Institute, Rey Juan Carlos University, 28942 Fuenlabrada, SpainInstitute of Smart Cities, Public University of Navarre, 31006 Pamplona, SpainE-commerce has boosted in the last decades because of the achievements of the information and telecommunications technology along with the changes in the society life-style. More recently, the groceries online purchase (or e-grocery), has also prevailed as a way of making the weekly shopping, particularly, the one including fresh vegetables and fruit. Furthermore, this type of virtual shopping in supermarkets is gaining importance as the most efficient delivery system in cost and time. Thus, we have evaluated in this study the influence of the cooperation-based policies on costs and service quality among different supermarkets in Pamplona, Spain. Concerning methodology, first of all, we carried out a survey in Pamplona having the purpose of modelling the demand patterns about e-grocery. Second, we have developed an agent-based simulation model for generating scenarios in non-cooperative, limited cooperation, and full cooperation settings, considering the real data obtained from the survey analysis. At this manner, Vehicle Routing Problems (VRP) and Multi Depot VRPs (MDVRP) are dynamically generated and solved within the simulation framework using a biased-randomization algorithm. Finally, the results show significant reductions in distance driven and lead times when employing horizontal cooperation in e-grocery distribution.https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4893/14/1/20agent-based simulationhorizontal cooperatione-groceriesoptimization |
| spellingShingle | Adrian Serrano-Hernandez Rocio de la Torre Luis Cadarso Javier Faulin Urban e-Grocery Distribution Design in Pamplona (Spain) Applying an Agent-Based Simulation Model with Horizontal Cooperation Scenarios Algorithms agent-based simulation horizontal cooperation e-groceries optimization |
| title | Urban e-Grocery Distribution Design in Pamplona (Spain) Applying an Agent-Based Simulation Model with Horizontal Cooperation Scenarios |
| title_full | Urban e-Grocery Distribution Design in Pamplona (Spain) Applying an Agent-Based Simulation Model with Horizontal Cooperation Scenarios |
| title_fullStr | Urban e-Grocery Distribution Design in Pamplona (Spain) Applying an Agent-Based Simulation Model with Horizontal Cooperation Scenarios |
| title_full_unstemmed | Urban e-Grocery Distribution Design in Pamplona (Spain) Applying an Agent-Based Simulation Model with Horizontal Cooperation Scenarios |
| title_short | Urban e-Grocery Distribution Design in Pamplona (Spain) Applying an Agent-Based Simulation Model with Horizontal Cooperation Scenarios |
| title_sort | urban e grocery distribution design in pamplona spain applying an agent based simulation model with horizontal cooperation scenarios |
| topic | agent-based simulation horizontal cooperation e-groceries optimization |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4893/14/1/20 |
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