Modeling freight consolidation from the perspective of transportation carriers

Abstract

This paper addresses an extensive study of the operational planning of horizontal carrier cooperations. Based on current collaboration literature, a distinction has been made between three main research streams: order sharing, capacity sharing and profit / cost allocation. First, existing solution methods for each of these cooperation approaches are reviewed. Second, on the basis of possible study voids, proposals are made to expand the scienti c knowledge base on joint route planning through vehicle routing, various capacity sharing techniques and allocation methods making use of game theory.