Reducing CO2 emissions in temperature-controlled road transportation using the LDVRP model

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

Volumn 58, Issue , 2018, Pages 80-93

  Stellingwerf, Helena M ^a   Kanellopoulos, Argyris ^a   van der Vorst, Jack G A J ^a   Bloemhof, Jacqueline M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cold chain logistics; Emissions; Frozen food; Fuel consumption; Refrigerant leakage

Indexed keywords

FUEL CONSUMPTION; FUELS; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; REFRIGERANTS; REFRIGERATION; ROADS AND STREETS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; TRANSPORTATION; TRANSPORTATION ROUTES; VEHICLE ROUTING; VEHICLES;

COLD CHAIN LOGISTICS; ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE; FROZEN FOOD; FROZEN FOOD INDUSTRY; REFRIGERANT LEAKAGES; TRANSPORTATION SECTOR; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; VEHICLE ROUTING PROBLEMS;

QUALITY CONTROL;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; FOOD INDUSTRY; FUEL CONSUMPTION; LEAKAGE; LOGISTICS; ROAD TRANSPORT; TRANSPORTATION;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 85034566924     PISSN: 13619209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2017.11.008     Document Type: Article

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