Generally, road characteristics (such as the longitudinal slope and pavement damage) have an important effect on logistics\ndistribution path, not only the vehicle fuel economy and driving safety but also the benefits and efficiency of logistics companies. It\nis necessary to explore the influence of road characteristics on logistics distribution path planning. First, a road characteristics\nevaluation value is defined to quantify road characteristics. With the application of analytic hierarchy process (AHP), the road\ncharacteristics evaluation index system with three criteria and eleven indices was built, and then the calculation of the road\ncharacteristics evaluation value is proposed based on the fuzzy comprehensive evaluation method. Secondly, a mathematical\nmodel of logistics distribution path planning is proposed, in which road characteristics and distance are comprehensively\nconsidered. Thirdly, an adaptive genetic algorithm (AGA) is presented with customized crossover operator for the solution of the\nmathematical model. Finally, through simulation by a real example, the influences of road characteristics and distance on the\noptimal distribution path are discussed, and the results show the model considering the road characteristics and distance\ncomprehensively achieves superior distribution paths to that considering the distance or road characteristics only.
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