October 12, 2025Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board

Dual-Network Optimization for Cold Chain Logistics: Balancing Network Investment and Operation Cost

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Minimizing the entire operational cost in cold chain logistics enhances system performance and efficiency.
The proposed bilevel optimization model reduces operational costs while balancing investment and operational strategies.
Utilizing a hybrid heuristic algorithm, the model improves freight flow distribution across the transportation network.
Real-world validation in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region shows a decrease in return on investment amid rising operational costs.

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Bilevel optimization model minimizes operational cost in cold chain logistics, highlighting investment efficiency and transportation network performance.

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Kong et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Bilevel optimization model minimizes operational cost in cold chain logistics, highlighting investment efficiency and transportation network performance.

Dual-Network Optimization for Cold Chain Logistics: Balancing Network Investment and Operation Cost

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Dual-Network Optimization for Cold Chain Logistics: Balancing Network Investment and Operation Cost

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