OPTIMIZATION METHOD AND SOFTWARE FOR FUEL COST REDUCTION IN CASE OF ROAD TRANSPORT ACTIVITY

Authors

  • György Kovács University of Miskolc, Hungary

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14311/AP.2017.57.0201

Keywords:

Road transport trip, fuel cost saving, petrol station, optimization, software development

Abstract

The transport activity is one of the most expensive processes in the supply chain and the fuel cost is the highest cost among the cost components of transportation. The goal of the research is to optimize the transport costs in case of a given transport task both by the selecting the optimal petrol station and by determining the optimal amount of the refilled fuel. Recently, in practice, these two decisions have not been made centrally at the forwarding company, but they depend on the individual decision of the driver. The aim of this study is to elaborate a precise and reliable mathematical method for selecting the optimal refuelling stations and determining the optimal amount of the refilled fuel to fulfil the transport demands. Based on the elaborated model, new decision-supporting software is developed for the economical fulfilment of transport trips.

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Author Biography

  • György Kovács, University of Miskolc, Hungary
    Institute of Logistics

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Published

2017-06-30

Issue

Vol. 57 No. 3 (2017)

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How to Cite

Kovács, G. (2017). OPTIMIZATION METHOD AND SOFTWARE FOR FUEL COST REDUCTION IN CASE OF ROAD TRANSPORT ACTIVITY. Acta Polytechnica, 57(3), 201-208. https://doi.org/10.14311/AP.2017.57.0201