The estimate of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development is that more than 80 percent or close to 8 million tons in 2007, of world freight is transported by sea. Most, if not all, freight transport moves from the producer to the consumer through logistic processes thereby passing a...

Nowadays, supply chain operations frequently encounter disruptions due to carrier freight rejection. Motivated by real-world practice, this paper studies the operational value of digital freight platforms' information sharing with firms in supply chains, an effort aimed at enhancing operations...