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Forecasting Air Freight Demand in Air forces by Time Series Analysis and Optimizing Air Routing Problem with One Depot (군 항공화물수요 시계열 추정과 수송기 최적화 노선배정)

  • Jung, Byung-Ho;Kim, Ik-Ki
    • Journal of Korean Society of Transportation
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    • v.22 no.5
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    • pp.89-97
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    • 2004
  • The Korea Air Force(KAF) has operated freight flights based on the prefixed time and route schedule, which is adjusted once in a month. The major purpose of the operation of freight flights in the KAF is to distribute necessary supplies from the home air base to other air bases. The secondary purpose is to train the young pilots to get more experiences in navigation. Each freight flight starts from and returned to the home air base everyday except holidays, while it visits several other air bases to accomplish its missions. The study aims to forecast freight demand at each base by using time series analysis, and then it tried to optimize the cost of operating flights by solving vehicle routing problem. For more specifically, first, several constraints in operating cargos were defined by reviewing the Korea Air Force manuals and regulation. With such constraints, an integer programming problem was formulated for this specific routing problem allowing several visits in a tour with limitation of maximum number of visits. Then, an algorithm to solve the routing problem was developed. Second, the time series analysis method was applied to find out the freight demand at each air base from the mother air base in the next month. With the forecasted demands and the developed solution algorithm, the oprimum routes are calculated for each flight. Finally, the study compared the solved routing system by the developed algorithm with the existing routing system of the Korea Air Force. Through this comparison, the study proved that the proposed method can provide more (economically) efficient routing system than the existing system in terms of computing and monetary cost. In summary, the study suggested objective criteria for air routing plan in the KAF. It also developed the methods which could forecast properly the freight demands at each bases by using time series analysis and which could find the optimum routing which minimizes number of cargo needed. Finally, the study showed the economical savings with the optimized routing system by using real case example.

The Effect on a Delivery Time Window Dispatching Policy for 3PL Distribution Center (제3자 물류센터 납품시간창 디스패칭 정책에 관한 효과)

  • Lee, Woon-Seek;Kim, Byung Soo
    • Journal of Korean Society of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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    • v.37 no.1
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    • pp.60-67
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    • 2014
  • This paper considers an inbound ordering and outbound dispatching problem for multi-products and multi-vehicles in a third-party distribution center. The demands are dynamic over a discrete and finite time horizon, and replenishing orders are shipped in various transportation modes and the freight cost is proportional to the number of vehicles used. Any mixture of products is loaded onto any type of vehicles. The objective of the study is to simultaneously determine the inbound lot-sizes, the outbound dispatching sizes, and the types and numbers of vehicles used to minimize total costs, which consist of inventory holding cost and freight cost. Delivery time window is one of the general dispatching policies between a third-party distribution center and customers in practice. In the policy, each demand of product for a customer must be delivered within the time window without penalty cost. We derive mixed integer programming models for the dispatching policy with delivery time windows and on-time delivery dispatching policy, respectively and analyze the effect on a dispatching policy with delivery time windows by comparing with on-time delivery dispatching policy using various computational experiments.

Mode Choice Characteristics of Rail Freight Transportation (철도 화물 수송수단 선택 특성 연구)

  • Choi, Chang-Ho;Shin, Seung-Jin;Park, Dong-Joo;Kim, Han-Soo;Jin, Jang-Won
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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    • v.11 no.6
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    • pp.588-595
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    • 2008
  • This study is carried out for understanding mode choice behavior of shippers and introducing ideal mode share between rail and truck in Korea. The model type is individual behavioral model and the input data type is stated preference (SP) data. SP data was prepared by design of experiments. The explanatory variables in models are transport time, transport cost and service level. The research result shows that it is more effective to reduce transport cost rather than to implement other strategies. For container, reducing transport cost and transport time and increasing service level simultaneously can strengthen the competitiveness of rail over truck transportation. On the other hand, for bulk freight such as cement and steel, it is better to reduce the transport cost than to do other attributes.

Design of Web-based Ocean Forwarder Information System for Freight Forwarder (복합운송주선업을 위한 Web기반의 해운 포워더정보시스템 설계)

  • 박상민;임세희;변상규;유우식;채진석;심동석
    • Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
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    • v.6 no.1
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    • pp.81-96
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    • 2004
  • Globalization of Economic activities have increased Company's interests about International Logistics Management. Expansion of International trade depends on International Logistics which can overcome distance and time. In In-cheon, There are many small scale and minor Freight Forwarders take advantage of being linked with a port, an airport but their inefficient paper works cause raising of Logistics costs and losing of competitive power. In this study, we design a web based ocean forwarder information system for freight forwarder to solve these problems. So, this system will provide decreasing operation time, human resources, and accessing easily because of web based system, and finally decrease logistics cost and improve national competitive power.

Strength Analysis of Locking Parts for Adjustable Wheelset during the Gauge Changeover Operation - (궤간 가변 주행시 궤간 가변 잠금부품들에 대한 강도해석)

  • Kim, Chul-Su;Ahn, Seung-Ho;Chung, Kwang-Woo;Jang, Seung-Ho;Jang, Kook-Jin;Kim, Jung-Kyu
    • Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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    • 2007.05a
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    • pp.189-194
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    • 2007
  • To reduce the cost and time of transport in Eurasian railroad networks such as TKR, TCR and TSR owing to the problem of different track gauges(narrow/standard/broad gauge), it is important to develop the gauge - adjustable wheelset system to adapt easily to these gauges. Moreover, freight trains having the gauge - adjustable wheelset will be run various curved tracks in railroad networks. Therefore, to assure the safety of the gauge-adjustment wheelset system, it is necessary to evaluate integrity of locking parts in the system using stress analysis. In this study, it was performed to contact stress analysis of locking parts by using FEA(finite element analysis) simulator during the gauge changeover operation and freight trains' service in the curved track, respectively.

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The Estimation of Structural Strength of Improved Frame of Welded Bogie for High Speed Freight Car (고속화차용 용접대차 프레임 개선모델의 강도평가)

  • 황원주;함영삼;강부병;전응식
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2001.10a
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    • pp.235-239
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    • 2001
  • The bogie of high speed freight car running on conventional line is welded bogie modeled on Y25 bogie developed in Europe. Y25 bogie has speed limit of 110km/h. But it has limiting factors to speed-up as increasing maintenance cost and friction parts pedestal. And also it was reported that cracks are found in the parts where center beam meet bolster and endbeam near bracket for braking part. This study includes stress analysis improved structure of welded bogie for strength evaluation by numerical method and experimental method. According to the study, new configuration bogie shows improvement in strength.

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Customer Stated Preference Analysis On Railroad Logistics Service by SP Method (SP기법을 이용한 철도물류서비스의 고객 선호도 분석)

  • Park Chan-Ik;Lee Jae-Won;Ryu Sung-Ryul;Kwon Yong-Jang;Yoo Jae-kyun
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2005.05a
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    • pp.985-990
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    • 2005
  • The success of road transportation, in dominating the surface movement of freight, is now threatened by increased traffic congestion, falling average motorway speed and rising in logistics costs, oil price. Due to the necessity for an effective transport system, we need to improve domestic transport infrastructure to reduce logistics cost by shifting to rail system. To analysis the demand characteristics in advance against these hypothetical circumstances, Stated Preference, which is called SP, approaches have been adopted to analysis the shipper's mode choice behaviors as RP(Revealed Preference) approaches are not appropriate. The results also indicate that the most effective policy to divert the freight volume from road to railway is to reduce freight rates for the railway with improved reliability.

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A Review Study on Quantitative Models for Freight Transportation Planning and Operation (화물 수송 계획 및 운영의 정량적 모형에 대한 조사연구)

  • Kim, Kap-Hwan;Ko, Chang-Seong;Shin, Jae-Yeong
    • IE interfaces
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.1-14
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    • 1998
  • Various problems on logistics systems have been dealt with recently as research issues since they were regarded critical for taking up a better position in the increasingly competitive global market. In particular, the freight transportation is considered as a key factor which affects the economic competitiveness of a whole nation as well as the production cost of individual companies. The objective of this study is to identify main issues and review recent foreign and domestic studies related to the freight transportation. The studies are classified into two categories according to the hierarchical level in the decision making process: infra structure design and transportation strategies, service design and operation. Main issues are introduced with a brief review on the related literature and methodologies applied.

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Development of Web-based Ocean Forwarder Information System for Freight Forwarder (복합운송주선업을 위한 Web기반의 해운 포워더정보시스템 개발)

  • 임세희;박상민;유우식;채진석;심동석;변상규
    • Proceedings of the Safety Management and Science Conference
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    • 2003.11a
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    • pp.297-302
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    • 2003
  • Globalization of Economic activities have increased Company's interests about International Logistics Management. Expansion of International trade depends on International Logistics which can overcome distance and time. In In-cheon, There are many small scale and minor Freight Forwarders take advatage of being linked with a port, an airport but their inefficient paper works cause raising of Logistics costs and losing of competitive power. In this study, we develop a web based ocean forwarder information system for freight forwarder to solve these problems. So, this system will provide decreasing operation time, human resources, and accessing easily because of web based system, and finally decrease logistics cost and improve national competitive power.

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A Study On The Improvement Of Freight Transportation In Hai Phong city

  • Do, Hoang Chien;Yoon, Dae-Gwun;Keum, Chong-Su
    • Proceedings of KOSOMES biannual meeting
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    • 2017.11a
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    • pp.98-99
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    • 2017
  • With special condition in the geography, maritime industry is improvement rapidly in the planet, which is covered by approximately $360,000,000km^2$ of Saline water. Together with the development of this field, freight transportation industry becomes one of the most important service in the world as well as in Hai Phong. Meanwhile the number of company and quality of service increased due to the demanding of citizen, the price for this activities also raised.

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