Improving freight consolidation networks using IP-based local search

Improving freight consolidation networks using IP-based local search

This dissertation addresses problems arising in freight routing and scheduling where full truckload (FTL) and less-than-truckload (LTL) carriers are used to serve transportation needs. Each of the problems investigated in this dissertation tries to optimize/maximize consolidation to decrease system...

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Main Author: Lindsey, Kathleen A.
Published: Georgia Institute of Technology 2013
Subjects:
Integer programming
Cross-docking
Load plan design
Full truckload
Less-than-truckload
IP-based local search
Freight and freightage
Feasibility studies
Shipment of goods
Trucks
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1853/45786

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