Supply vessel planning problem arises in the upstream offshore oil and gas logistics, where supply vessels are the most expensive logistics resource. A fleet of supply vessels provides delivery of necessary materials and equipment to a set of offshore installations on a periodic basis from an onshore supply base. The problem itself involves scheduling, routing and packing decisions. The objecti...

This paper presents a possible way to optimize the onsite transportation logistics of engineering works and chemical factories, which have evolved without steering or deliberate planning over time, to save costs and energy. The general methodology employed is the problem solving cycle of systems engineering. Hereby object-oriented process-based simulation, agent technology and multi-agent syste...

This research develops and tests a model of the effects of resources bundling on third-party logistics (3PL) provid‐ ers’ performance. Based on data from a survey of Malaysian 3PLs, basic and advanced technology and equipment resources, knowledge and relational resources, and demand management interfaces are identified. The bundling of advanced technology, knowledge resources, and demand manage...

In the area of logistics, there currently is a capability gap between the one-ton Army robotic Multifunction Utility/Logistics and Equipment (MULE) vehicle and a soldier’s backpack. The Unmanned Systems Branch at Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWAR Systems Center, or SSC), San Diego, with the assistance of a group of interns from nearby High Tech High School, has demonstrated enablin...

The air quality control equipment aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and future deep space exploration vehicles provide the vital function of maintaining a clean cabin environment for the crew and the hardware. This becomes a serious challenge in pressurized space compartments since no outside air ventilation is possible, and a larger particulate load is imposed on the filtration syst...

The maintenance of electrical network equipment becomes important to preserve their lifespan and should be carried out without compromising power system operation reliability. agents that own transmission deal with the scheduling problem having as priority minimization costs related logistics forced outages. They have submit requests independent operator, who is responsible for analyzing them e...

At present, the scattered and closed steel logistics resource should be integrated. Reasonable benefit allocation mechanism is the prerequisite for steel logistics resources integration. Based on previous studies on steel logistics resource integration, this paper proposes an important problem in steel logistics resources integration: benefit distribution. First, this paper gives the classifica...

Logistics processes in a globalised economy are increasingly complex, dynamic, and distributed. These properties pose major challenges for logistics planning and control. Conventional centralised approaches are frequently limited in their efficiency due to the high number of logistics objects and parameters to be considered. As an alternative, the paradigm of autonomous control in logistics del...

How to dig latent and useful logistics information resources from massive comment data of e-commerce logistics service is the foundation and key to improve logistics management and service quality. This paper aims to deal with text contents of E-commerce logistics service comments based on Chinese word segmentation, and uses LDA theme model to discover the potential topics in the comment texts ...

In the last few years, the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) sponsored several research projects on a Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) whose design, operation, and logistics requirements are intended to be much simpler than for the Space Shuttle. As part of these efforts, the previous researchers developed a discrete-event simulation model, called Maintenance, Integration, and Launch Pad Operat...