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Mode selection is a vital part of express freight transportation. The kind of shippers and capacity of each transportation product, which are often neglected, significantly influence mode choices. An optimization method for multiple batches of express freight demands is proposed for the shippers of railway express freight to select the most suitable transportation products to transport, considering the priority of shippers and capacity constraints. Five transport attributes, the most common concerns of express freight shippers, including freight transit time, transport cost, convenience, safety, and reliability, are selected as main indexes. A 0-1 programming model with the capacity constraints of the products is established for the transportation product selection of railway express freight. The model without capacity constraints is obtained by adjusting the original model. Furthermore, a solution algorithm is designed by considering important clients who prioritize choosing transportation products. Moreover, a numerical example is applied to illustrate the feasibility of the proposed model and algorithm. Results show that the proposed method can solve the problem of transportation product selection for rational shippers; however, the method is limited for irrational shippers, who select transportation product randomly. This study can guide railway express freight shippers in selecting the most rational transportation product. The result also presents considerable significance to both shippers and transportation enterprises.

Optimization Model of Transportation Product Selection for Railway Express Freight