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Road Transport Fuzzy Logistics — A Case Study

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Fuzzy Logic Applications in Engineering Science

Part of the book series: Microprocessor-Based and Intelligent Systems Engineering ((ISCA,volume 29))

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This work reports on an initial investigation for a management study of a small to medium sized road transport service. The service offers a limited collection and delivery service for small and large consignments. The geographical range of about 160 km radius is divided into seven zones of equal area for the study. Using records of recent years, the service demands of each zone are assessed and tabulated. This data bank is used to identify similar adjacent zones and also for the analysis of linkage strengths between collection and delivery groups. It provides a rational basis for a higher level of operational matching of demand with physical and manpower resources and also for a more detailed financial management control.

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. National Technical University of Athens, Greece

    S. G. Tzafestas

  2. University of Akron, Ohio, USA

    C. S. Chen

  3. Nagoya University, Japan

    T. Fokuda

  4. University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

    F. Harashima

  5. Technical University of Munich, Germany

    G. Schmidt

  6. McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

    N. K. Sinha

  7. George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA

    D. Tabak

  8. University of Southern Louisiana, Lafayette, USA

    K. Valavanis

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(2006). Road Transport Fuzzy Logistics — A Case Study. In: Tzafestas, S.G., et al. Fuzzy Logic Applications in Engineering Science. Microprocessor-Based and Intelligent Systems Engineering, vol 29. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4078-4_14

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