Determining collaborative profits in coalitions formed by two partners with varying characteristics
| Autor: | Christine Vanovermeire, Kenneth Sörensen, Daniel Palhazi Cuervo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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050210 logistics & transportation
Cost allocation 021103 operations research Economics 05 social sciences 0211 other engineering and technologies Transportation 02 engineering and technology Profit (economics) Computer Science Applications 0502 economics and business Automotive Engineering Vehicle routing problem Periodic vehicle routing problem Business Industrial organization Simulation Civil and Structural Engineering |
| Zdroj: | Transportation research : part C : emerging technologies |
| ISSN: | 0968-090X |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.trc.2015.12.011 |
| Popis: | Horizontal logistic collaboration offers a great opportunity for companies to reduce their distribution costs. By forming a coalition and carrying out a joint operational plan, companies are able to achieve a larger profit. The extent of this profit is, however, highly dependent on the partners that form the coalition and the characteristics of their operations. Different companies might have different requirements and could enforce different restrictions on the joint operational plan. In this paper, we discuss a simulation study carried out to analyse the effects of different partner characteristics on the coalition’s performance. We evaluate coalitions formed by partners with different characteristics, and analyse how these complement each other. In this way, we are able to identify opportunities for very profitable collaborations that are missed by other studies. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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