Stated choice experiments are conducted to identify the attributes that drive people's preferences when choosing between competing options of products or services. They are widely used in transportation in order to support the decision making of companies and governmental authorities. A large...

In this paper a variable neighbourhood search (VNS) algorithm is developed that can generate musical fragments of arbitrary length consisting of a cantus firmus and a first species counterpoint melody. The objective function of the algorithm is based on a quantification of existing counterpoint...

The multi-objective optimization paradigm prescribes that a multi-objective optimization problem should be solved in two steps executed in sequence. First an approximation of the Pareto set is determined, that contains as many non-dominated solutions as possible. Secondly, a solution is chosen...

In this paper, a variable neighborhood search (VNS) algorithm is developed and analyzed that can generate fifth species counterpoint fragments. The existing species counterpoint rules are quantified and form the basis of the objective function used by the algorithm. The VNS developed in this...

Recently, a trend towards horizontal collaboration in the supply chain has been gaining ground. Collaborative supply chains promise to improve sustainability and reduce transportation costs at the same time. This paper examines the possibility of collaboration and its implementation through a...

Horizontal collaboration among shippers is gaining traction as a way to increase logistic efficiency. The total distribution cost of a logistic coalition is generally between 9% and 30% lower than the sum of costs of each partner distributing separately. However, the coalition gain is highly...

By bundling orders of different partners within the time windows suggested to their 3PLs, a large reduction in cost can be achieved. However, these benefits can be further enlarged by loosening the time window constraints. Using the real costs structure of delivering an order too early or too...

Purpose: When collaborating, partners inevitably suffer changes in the way of working, costs or service aspects. However, some changes are easier to implement than others, and can be (easily) compensated by the positive effects of collaboration. This paper aims to give an overview of the...

Horizontal logistic collaboration leads to large prots when the right coalition is formed. Most of the previous research however explains the profit differences using market conditions on coalitional level. We show that the level of profit is highly dependent on finding a correct combination of...

Distribution companies that serve a very large number of customers, courier companies for example, often partition the geographical region served by a depot into zones. Each zone is assigned to a single vehicle and each vehicle serves a single zone. An alternative approach is to partition the...