A new route optimization approach of cold chain logistics distribution based on fresh agricultural products

The transportation safety of agricultural products is very important in the process of cold chain logistics distribution because of the perishable nature of agricultural products. According to the characteristics of agricultural products cold chain distribution, this paper put the cost of carbon emissions to the total cost. Considering the minimize the total cost as the objective function, this paper constructed considering carbon emissions with time window of agricultural products cold chain logistics path optimization model. Then, we improved genetic algorithm to solve the problem. The simulation results show that the improved genetic algorithm is an effective method to solve considering the carbon emissions of agricultural products cold chain logistics route optimization. It is the reference significance to choose the distribution route of low carbon environmental protection.