Solving synchromodal container transportation problem using a genetic algorithm

This paper proposes a Genetic Algorithm(GA) to solve the synchromodal transportation problem. The objective is to find a feasible transportation path for container transportation while minimizing travel duration and CO2 emissions. The transportation network is modeled in a multigraph and a novel chr...

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Main Authors: Ananthakrishnan Vaikkathe, Abdelhamid Benaini, Jaouad Boukachour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-12-01
Series:Multimodal Transportation
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772586325000437
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Summary:This paper proposes a Genetic Algorithm(GA) to solve the synchromodal transportation problem. The objective is to find a feasible transportation path for container transportation while minimizing travel duration and CO2 emissions. The transportation network is modeled in a multigraph and a novel chromosome encoding method, that takes into account the parallel edges is proposed, along with the GA operators. The parameters of the GA are set using Taguchi analysis. The model is validated on instances based on the Seine Axis in France while considering three modes of transport: Barge, Train, and Truck as well as a benchmark instance. The GA finds optimal solutions for small instances and provides good enough solutions with a low deviation from the best-known solution in larger instances.
ISSN:2772-5863