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2015-01-01

Freight consolidation as a coordination mechanism in perishable supply chains: A simulation study

Consolidación de carga como mecanismo de coordinación en cadenas de suministro de perecederos: Estudio de simulación

Palabras clave:

Logistics services, Third-Party Logistics 3PL, Freight Consolidation, Agricultural Supply Chain, Perishables, Coordination, Discrete-event simulation (en)
Servicios logísticos, Third-Party Logístics 3PL, Consolidación de carga, Cadenas de suministro agrícolas, perecederos, coordinación, Simulación de eventos discretos (es)

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  • Juan Pablo Castrellón-Torres Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Sede Bogotá - Facultad de Ingeniería
  • Jorge Luis García-Alcaraz Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez - Instituto de Ingeniería y Tecnología
  • Wilson Adarme-Jaimes Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Sede Bogotá - Facultad de Ingeniería
One of the most demanding needs of the primary sector is the development of methods, tools, models and techniques for the accurate and efficient management of perishables along the Supply Chain (SC), particularly focused on advanced logistics services (Third-Party Logistics 3PL) such as freight consolidation. This coordination strategy looks for the alignment of agents and processes around the efficient freight handling by minimizing costs and allowing the proper use of transportation capacity resources. The contribution of this paper relies on the analysis of benefits regarding freight consolidation strategies in the context of Agricultural Supply Chains (ASC) by using a simulation approach. The results of a discrete-event simulation with one commodity product evaluated in three different scenarios prove the benefits of this coordination strategy by reducing the number of annual shipments from 1732 to 725 in a city logistics context and increasing fleet utilization levels up to 71%.
Una de las necesidades más apremiantes del sector primario es el desarrollo de métodos, herramientas, modelos y técnicas para una gestión adecuada y eficiente de productos perecederos a lo largo de Cadenas de Suministro (SC), particularmente enfocados en los servicios logísticos especializados (Third-Party Logistics 3PL) como la consolidación de carga. Esta estrategia de coordinación busca la alineación de los agentes y procesos para la eficiente manipulación de carga, minimizando costos y permitiendo el uso adecuado de capacidades de medios de transporte. La contribución de este artículo se centra en el modelado y análisis de beneficios de las estrategias de consolidación de carga en el contexto de Cadenas de Suministro Agrícolas (ASC) a través de la simulación. Los resultados de la simulación de eventos discretos, evaluando un producto commodity en tres diferentes escenarios, prueba los beneficios de esta estrategia de coordinación al reducir el número anual de envíos de 1732 a 725 en un contexto de logística urbana e incrementando los niveles de utilización de la flota hasta el 71%.

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