Competition and cooperation in pickup and multiple delivery problems
(2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mourdjis, P., Polack, F., Cowling, P., Chen, Y., & Robinson, M. (2017). Competition and cooperation in pickup and multiple delivery problems. Communications in Computer and Information Science, 695, 142-160. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53982-9_9
Logistics is a highly competitive industry; large hauliers use their size to benefit from economies of scale while small logistics companies are often well placed to service local clients. To obtain economies of scale, small hauliers may seek to coop... Read More about Competition and cooperation in pickup and multiple delivery problems.