EURO 2024 Copenhagen
Abstract Submission

EURO-Online login

2487. Tactical transportation planning for a Norwegian aluminium producer

Invited abstract in session WD-55: Supply Chain Network Optimization, stream Transportation.

Wednesday, 14:30-16:00
Room: S02 (building: 101)

Authors (first author is the speaker)

1. Peter Schütz
Dept. of Industrial Economics and Technology Management, NTNU
2. Julia Rudby
Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management, Norwegian Univrsity of Science and Technology
3. Kristoffer Tufte-Johnsen
Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Abstract

We study the tactical transportation planning problem of a Norwegian aluminium producer. Today, products are shipped from the production plants in Norway to customers in Europe using a combination of maritime and land-based transportation. On the first leg from the production plants to terminals on continent, products are shipped using vessels on a fixed, weekly schedule. From the terminals, products are transported by truck to the customers when needed. Each customer is served through a dedicated terminal. The current planning process has resulted in challenges as vessel capacities are not sufficiently accounted for, often resulting in the need to manually reassign shipments from dedicated routes to alternative routes. We present a mathematical model for supporting decision-makers when setting up the transportation plan. The goal is to minimize the total transportation costs while ensuring that all customers are served within the delivery deadline. We further analyze the benefits of changing the current system with dedicated terminals. The analysis intends to provide insights regarding the interplay between flexibility in the transportation system, transportation costs, vessel capacity utilization, and system complexity

Keywords

Status: accepted

Back to the list of papers