Bachelor thesis

Please note: The thesis must be written in German.

Motivation

Moderne Transportsysteme sind aufgrund ihrer zunehmenden Komplexität einem höheren Ausfallrisiko ausgesetzt. Einzelne Störungen im System können zu einem Verlust der ursprünglichen Funktion oder zu einer erheblichen Reduktion der Leistungsfähigkeit des Transportnetzes führen. Um auf solche unerwarteten Störungen angemessen reagieren zu können, ist es notwendig, robuste Transportsysteme im intermodalen Verkehr zu planen, damit sie trotz Ausfällen an einzelnen Stellen weiterhin funktionieren. Ansätze zur Messung der Resilienz reichen von der Untersuchung einzelner Knotenpunkte wie Terminals bis hin zur Analyse der Auswirkungen auf Transportketten und den Umgang mit den Folgen des Klimawandels. Beispielsweise müssen Sonderzüge und deren optimale Start- und Zielpunkte im Schienennetz bereits bei Eintreten einer Störung bekannt sein, um schnell handeln zu können. Die Planung resilienter Transportnetzwerke zielt darauf ab, solche und ähnliche Herausforderungen zu meistern und die Funktionsfähigkeit des gesamten Systems auch unter schwierigen Bedingungen zu gewährleisten.

Zielsetzung

Diese Bachelorarbeit zielt darauf ab, durch eine systematische Literaturanalyse mathematische Modelle zu identifizieren, die sich mit der Optimierung intermodaler Transportnetzwerke unter Berücksichtigung der Resilienz beschäftigen. Dabei sollen die Merkmale der verschiedenen Modelle, wie beispiels-weise der Anwendungskontext, verdeutlicht werden. Zudem werden die Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede der Optimierungsmodelle untersucht. Diese Analyse dient als Grundlage für Empfehlungen zur Entwicklung eines effektiven Optimierungsmodells für die Resilienz intermodaler Transportnetzwerke. Ziel der Arbeit ist es, die mathematischen Herausforderungen im intermodalen Transportnetzwerk un-ter Berücksichtigung der Resilienz zu verstehen. Die Abschlussarbeit soll somit ein besseres Verständnis für die Resilienz im intermodalen Transportnetz fördern und zur Konzeption eines geeigneten mathe-matischen Optimierungsmodells beitragen.

Referenzierte Literatur

Kitchenham, B.A. and S. Charters (2007) Guidelines for performing systematic literature reviews in software engineering, Technical Report EBSE-2007-01, School of Computer Science and Mathematics, Keele University.

Elbert, R., Müller, J. P., & Rentschler, J. (2020). Tactical network planning and design in multimodal transportation–A systematic literature review. Research in Transportation Business & Management, 35, 100462.

Nikola Bešinović (2020) Resilience in railway transport systems: a literature review and research agen-da, Transport Reviews, 40:4, 457-478, DOI: 10.1080/01441647.2020.1728419

Xie, S., & Ouyang, Y. (2019). Reliable service systems design under the risk of network access failures. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 122, 1-13.

Zhang, X., Mahadevan, S., Sankararaman, S., & Goebel, K. (2018). Resilience-based network design under uncertainty. Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 169, 364-379.

Rahmenbedingungen

Um die Abschlussarbeit zu bearbeiten, muss der Kurs „Operations Research“ erfolgreich abgeschlossen sein.

Bei Interesse an der Abschlussarbeit schicken Sie bitte einen aktuellen Leistungsspiegel an Ren Kajiyama. In einem persönlichen Gespräch können die Modalitäten und der Fokus der Arbeit entsprechend der persönlichen Präferenzen besprochen werden.

Mit der Bearbeitung der Arbeit kann Mitte September begonnen werden.

Unternehmensführung und Logistik

Supervisor: Ren Kajiyama, M.Sc.

Master thesis

Please note: Work on the thesis can begin in mid-September.

Motivation

Modern transportation systems are exposed to an increased risk of failure due to their increased complexity. Individual failures in the system can lead to the loss of the original function or to a significant reduction in the performance of the transportation network. In order to be able to react appropriately to such unexpected disruptions, robust transportation systems in combined road/rail transport must be planned so that they function despite failures at individual points. Approaches to measuring resilience range from the consideration of individual nodes such as terminals to the analysis of effects on transport chains and reactions to climate change. For example, special trains and their optimal starting and destination points in the rail network must be known as soon as a disruption occurs in order to be able to act accordingly. The planning of resilient transportation networks aims to overcome these and similar challenges and ensure the functionality of the entire system even under stressful conditions.

Objective

The aim of this master thesis is to identify parameters, such as rail freight wagon capacities, that can be used to model a resilient transport network in combined road/rail transport by means of a systematic literature analysis. The requirements for such a transportation network and possible disruptions in the network are examined. One focus is on taking into account the interests and tasks of the actors involved, in particular the operators and freight forwarders in combined transport. Based on this analysis, a simulation concept for e.g. Anylogic is to be developed for modeling a generic transport network. The developed model should serve as a basis for the analysis and optimization of the resilience of intermodal transport networks. The thesis should thus promote an understanding of resilience in combined road/rail transport and contribute to the conceptual design of a possible transport network.

References

Kitchenham, B.A. and S. Charters (2007) Guidelines for performing systematic literature reviews in software engineering, Technical Report EBSE-2007-01, School of Computer Science and Mathematics, Keele University.

Gutenschwager, K., Rabe, M., Spieckermann, S., & Wenzel, S. (2017). Simulation in Produktion und Lo-gistik. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg.

Nikola Bešinović (2020) Resilience in railway transport systems: a literature review and research agen-da, Transport Reviews, 40:4, 457-478, DOI: 10.1080/01441647.2020.1728419

Maharjan, R., & Kato, H. (2022). Resilient supply chain network design: a systematic literature review. Transport Reviews, 42(6), 739-761.

Xie, S., & Ouyang, Y. (2019). Reliable service systems design under the risk of network access failures. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 122, 1-13.

Zhang, X., Mahadevan, S., Sankararaman, S., & Goebel, K. (2018). Resilience-based network design under uncertainty. Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 169, 364-379.

General Conditions

If you are interested in the thesis, please send a current transcript of records to Ren Kajiyama. In a personal interview, the modalities and focus of the thesis can be dis-cussed according to personal preferences.

Work on the thesis can begin in mid-September.

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Literature: Alfandari, L.; Ljubić, I.; da Silva, M.D.M. (2022): A tailored Benders decomposition approach for last-mile delivery with autonomous robots. European Journal of Operational Research, 299(2), 510-525.

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If you are interested please contact Michael Neugart via michael.neugart@tu-….

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