TY - JOUR
TI - Energy efficiency as a criterion in the vehicle fleet management process
AU - Vujanović Davor B
AU - Mijailović Radomir
AU - Momčilović Vladimir
AU - Papić Vladimir
JN - Thermal Science
PY - 2010
VL - 14
IS - 4
SP - 865
EP - 878
PT - Article
AB - Transport represents an industry sector with intense energy consumption, the road transport sector within is the dominant subsector. The objective of the research presented in this paper is in defining the activities which applied within road freight transport companies contribute to enhancing vehicles’ energy efficiency. Vehicle fleet operation management process effects on fuel consumption decrease have been looked into. Operation parameters that influence vehicle fuel consumption were analyzed. In this sense, a survey has been realized in order to evaluate the vehicle load factor impact on the specific fuel consumption. Measures for enhancing vehicle’s logistics efficiency have been defined. As a tool for those measures’ implementation an algorithm for vehicle fleet operation management was developed which represented a basis for a dedicated software package development for vehicle dispatching process decision support. A set of measures has been recommended and their effects in fuel savings were evaluated.