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Insights into the effect of traffic congestion on distribution network characteristics ? a numerical analysis based on navigation service data

  • This research studies effects that the average increase in travel times due to road traffic congestion has on characteristics of an existing distribution network. It presents the most detailed estimate of ‘on-the-road’ effects on distribution network characteristics up to now, from the network modelling perspective and from the processed data point of view. A concrete network model allowing for the representation of all relevant transportation flows is presented. The processed traffic information relies on navigation service data. The use of such data allows the requirements that arise for the traffic analysis of a whole distribution network to be met. It is shown that this data source may considerably contribute in forthcoming research. The effects of traffic congestion are quantified to get insights into the extent to which regular traffic congestion affects distribution network characteristics and to understand the mitigating effect when the number of distribution centres is increased.

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Author:Florian KellnerORCiD
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/13675567.2015.1094043
Parent Title (English):International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications
Document Type:Article (peer reviewed)
Language:English
Publication Year:2015
Tag:distribution network; road freight transportation; traffic congestion; road traffic; navigation service data
Volume:19
Issue:5
First Page:395
Last Page:423