Table 4 Vehicle Kilometers Traveled (VKT) and reduction (%) for different number of hubs and satellites

From: Optimization of a hierarchical hub and satellite network for urban freight on transit

Number of satellites

Number of hubs

 

Single hub

Multiple hubs

 

Vehicle kilometers traveled (km)

VKT reduction (%)

Vehicle kilometers traveled (km)

VKT reduction (%)

Base case

2979

2,979

5

1989

33.23

2074

30.38

10

1832

38.50

1989

33.23

20

1782

40.18

1943

34.78

30

1721

42.23

1864

37.43