An Improved Distribution Policy with a Maintenance Aspect for an Urban Logistic Problem

Nadia Ndhaief (1) , Olivier Bistorin (2) , Nidhal Rezg (1)

1 LGIPM - Laboratoire de Génie Industriel, de Production et de Maintenance
2 ICN Business School

In this paper, we present an improved distribution plan supporting an urban distribution center (UDC) to solve the last mile problem of urban freight. This is motivated by the need of UDCs to satisfy daily demand in time under a high service level in allocated urban areas. Moreover, these demands could not be satisfied in individual cases because the delivery rate can be less than daily demand and/or affected by random failure or maintenance actions of vehicles. The scope of our work is to focus on a UDC, which needs to satisfy demands in a finite horizon. To that end, we consider a distribution policy on two sequential plans, a distribution plan correlated to a maintenance plan using a subcontracting strategy with several potential urban distribution centers (UDCs) and performing preventive maintenance to ensure deliveries for their allocated urban area. The choice of subcontractor will depend on distance, environmental and availability criteria. In doing so, we define a mathematical model for searching the best distribution and maintenance plans using a subcontracting strategy. Moreover, we consider delay for the next periods with an expensive penalty.

Mots clés: distribution; policy; maintenance; urban logistic

Domaines: Optimisation et contrôle [math.OC]

Nadia Ndhaief, Olivier Bistorin, Nidhal Rezg. An Improved Distribution Policy with a Maintenance Aspect for an Urban Logistic Problem. Applied Sciences, 2017, 7 (7), ⟨10.3390/app7070703⟩. ⟨hal-01701034⟩