A Sustainable Two-Echelon Logistics Model with Shipment Consolidation
<i>Background</i>: Shipment consolidation is a concept in logistics management in which two or more shipments are transported by using the same vehicle with the aim of using less resources. <i>Methods</i>: The objective of this manuscript is to study shipment consolidation an...
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| description | <i>Background</i>: Shipment consolidation is a concept in logistics management in which two or more shipments are transported by using the same vehicle with the aim of using less resources. <i>Methods</i>: The objective of this manuscript is to study shipment consolidation and assess its impact on cost environment, to achieve this, a mathematical model was developed to optimize shipment consolidation while reducing the emissions and minimizing the costs. <i>Results</i>: A case study from major dairy products manufacturers in Egypt was used to validate the model and evaluate the outcomes. A comparison was made between two transportation models, with and without consolidation. Results show that shipment consolidation reduced the total costs by 40% in addition to consuming less fuel, and consequently producing less emissions. <i>Conclusions</i>: These findings emphasize the importance of shipment consolidation and how it can be used to achieve more sustainability in logistics management. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f16bfe9a12d24ffab33abf42787381af2023-11-17T12:13:58ZengMDPI AGLogistics2305-62902023-03-01711810.3390/logistics7010018A Sustainable Two-Echelon Logistics Model with Shipment ConsolidationNoha A. Mostafa0Omar Eldebaiky1Mechanical Engineering Department, The British University in Egypt, El Sherouk City 11837, EgyptMechanical Engineering Department, The British University in Egypt, El Sherouk City 11837, Egypt<i>Background</i>: Shipment consolidation is a concept in logistics management in which two or more shipments are transported by using the same vehicle with the aim of using less resources. <i>Methods</i>: The objective of this manuscript is to study shipment consolidation and assess its impact on cost environment, to achieve this, a mathematical model was developed to optimize shipment consolidation while reducing the emissions and minimizing the costs. <i>Results</i>: A case study from major dairy products manufacturers in Egypt was used to validate the model and evaluate the outcomes. A comparison was made between two transportation models, with and without consolidation. Results show that shipment consolidation reduced the total costs by 40% in addition to consuming less fuel, and consequently producing less emissions. <i>Conclusions</i>: These findings emphasize the importance of shipment consolidation and how it can be used to achieve more sustainability in logistics management.https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6290/7/1/18shipment consolidationtransportation modelsustainabilitymid-income countriesdairy supply chain |
| spellingShingle | Noha A. Mostafa Omar Eldebaiky A Sustainable Two-Echelon Logistics Model with Shipment Consolidation Logistics shipment consolidation transportation model sustainability mid-income countries dairy supply chain |
| title | A Sustainable Two-Echelon Logistics Model with Shipment Consolidation |
| title_full | A Sustainable Two-Echelon Logistics Model with Shipment Consolidation |
| title_fullStr | A Sustainable Two-Echelon Logistics Model with Shipment Consolidation |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Sustainable Two-Echelon Logistics Model with Shipment Consolidation |
| title_short | A Sustainable Two-Echelon Logistics Model with Shipment Consolidation |
| title_sort | sustainable two echelon logistics model with shipment consolidation |
| topic | shipment consolidation transportation model sustainability mid-income countries dairy supply chain |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6290/7/1/18 |
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