Research Article

Two-Stage Robust Optimization Model for Fresh Cold Chain considering Carbon Emissions and Uncertainty

Table 1

Description of relevant parameters and variables of the model.

SignDescription

, 0-1 variable, if , select as the storage site; else, do not select;
, continuous variable, if , select the path ;
Demand
Fixed cost
Corruption rate of fresh products
Maximum inventory of transfer cold storage
Maximum load capacity of large refrigerated vehicle
Maximum load capacity of minirefrigerated vehicle
Fuel consumption cost of unit vehicle transportation
Unit consumption cost of fuel
Unit fuel consumption of vehicle
Unit delay penalty cost
Unit carbon tax
Distance between place of origin and transfer cold storage
Distance from temporary cold storage to demand site
Average vehicle speed
Base time of arrival
Maximum arrival time
The set of transfer cold storages consists of
The set of demand sites consists of