Estrada-Romeu, Miquel; Robusté, Francesc - In: Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and … 76 (2015) C, pp. 108-121
This paper presents a methodology to identify when freight consolidation strategies are cost-efficient in the less-than-truckload carriers operations. Shipments are assigned based on proximity and cost criteria to build an initial long-haul shipment solution. This initial solution is later...