Chan, Lap Mui Ann; Muriel, Ana; Shen, Zuo-Jun Max; … - In: Management Science 48 (2002) 11, pp. 1446-1460
We analyze the problem faced by companies that rely on TL (Truckload) and LTL (Less than Truckload) carriers for the distribution of products across their supply chain. Our goal is to design simple inventory policies and transportation strategies to satisfy time varying demands over a finite...