Exploring the Influence of Freight Policies on Cargo Transportation System with Multi-agent-based Modeling

Abstract

With the rapid increase of energy consumption in the cargo transportation system, the problems of energy and environmental should be seriously considered. The freight transport structure should be developed in a more energy-saving and reasonable direction by adjusting freight to achieve the purpose of reducing energy consumption. Considering freight adjustment system itself characteristics, this paper introduced a multi-agent-based model that is constructed individually from government agent, transportation company agent, and cargo owner agent based on demand response. The experiment through the Netlogo proves that freight has played a positive role in regulating the energy consumption of the cargo transportation system and put forward energy saving advices and policies.