Research Article

A Grasshopper Optimization-Based Approach for Task Assignment in Cloud Logistics

Table 1

Parameters for the model.

No.ParametersClarification

1Logistics tasks to be assigned on the CL platform,
2Logistics service resources,
3Decision variables, means task is conducted by resource ; or else,
4Unit cost of resource conduct task
5Time needed of resource conduct task
6Expected time of task i to be finished
7Quantity of task
8Unit value of service objects relative to task i, meaning the market price for the relative goods
9Rate of damages or mistakes of resource j to finish task i
10Unit price of the logistics service to finish task i
11Extent of impact that an information error will have on task i
12The probability that an information error happens