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Network coordination for transport service providers

Object and Goals:

Object of this research is the creation of a decentralized planning approach for the coordination of independent transport service providers. Thus, the individual routing and market-based coordination mechanisms can be combined. The main goal is to discover the effects of this coordination for different scenarios (customer areas, cost structures), especially the possible variation of the overall contribution margin for the whole network. The results should be compared with the results of the central planning approach. The impact of strategic behavior on the collaboration is also a subject of this analysis.

Short Description:

We consider a network of transport service providers where transport orders can be exchanged between carrier organisations. For an efficient allocation of  the transport orders we propose a bargaining mechanism to be implemented in an exchange market. In order to evaluate possible exchanges of transport orders between carriers we calculate the individual contribution margins of orders on the basis of solving a routing problem. The research investigates the impact of  this strategy on the total profit achieved in the transportation network.

Project Duration:

2004-2009

Main Literature:

  • Sucky, E.: Koordination in Supply Chains, Wiesbaden 2004
  • Sänger, F.: Elektronische Transportmärkte, Wiesbaden 2004
  • Pankratz, G.: Speditionelle Transportdisposition - Modell- und Verfahrensentwicklung unter Berücksichtigung von Dynamik und Fremdvergabe, Wiesbaden 2002
  • Bierwirth, C.; Schneider, S.; Kopfer, H.: Elektronische Transportmärkte. In: Wirtschaftsinformatik, 44 (2002) 4, S.335-344
  • Weinhardt, C.; Gomber, P.: Domänenunabhängige Koordinationsmechanismen für die dezentrale Planung. In: Information Management, (1996) 1, S. 6-16
  • Dumas, Y.; Desrosiers, J.; Soumis, F.: The Pickup and delivery problem with time windows. In: European journal of operational research, 54 (1991) 1, S. 7-22

Contact:

Dr. Susanne Berger (for contact information please use our secretary)

Publications and Talks:

  • Berger, S.;   Kooperative Tourenplanung – Eine quantitative Analyse, Dissertation, Saarbrücken, 2009    
  • Berger, S.; Bierwirth, C. Solutions to the request reassignment problem in collaborative carrier networks, Transportation Research Part E, Link   
  • Berger, S.; Bierwirth, C.: Network Coordination for Transport Service Providers: A Quantitative Analysis, Talk at the INFORMS Annual Meeting 2008, Washington D.C. (USA), 14.10.2008
  • Berger, S.; Bierwirth, C.: Koordination unabhängiger Transportdienstleister: Eine modellgestützte Analyse von strategischem Verhalten, Talk at the 13. Magdeburger Logistics-Conference, Magdeburg 06.03.2008
  • Berger, S.; Bierwirth, C.: Ein Framework für die Koordination unabhängiger Transportdienstleister, In: Inderfurth, K.; Neumann, G.; Schenk, M.; Wäscher, G.; Ziems, D. (Hrsg.), Netzwerklogistik: Logistik aus technischer und ökonomischer Sicht (13. Magdeburger Logistics-Conference), 2008, 137-151
  • Berger, S.; Bierwirth, C.: Das kooperative Tourenplanungsproblem mit Traveling Salesman Touren, Talk at the GI 2007 (Workshop: Collaboration in Logistics), Bremen 24.09.2007
  • Berger, S.; Bierwirth, C.: The Collaborative Carrier Vehicle Routing Problem for Capacitated Traveling Salesman Tours, In: Koschke, R.; Otthein, H.; Rödiger, K.-H.; Ronthaler, M. (Hrsg.): Lecture Notes in Informatics (LNI) P-109, 2007, 75-78
  • Berger, S.: A Coordination Model for Transportation Networks, Talk at the EURO XXII, Prag (Czech Republic) 11.07.2007
  • Berger, S.: Das Collaborative Carrier Vehicle Routing Problem, Talk at the 9. PhD-Workshop, Braunschweig 26.04.2007
  • Berger, S.; Bierwirth, C.: The Collaborative Carrier Vehicle Routing Problem: Formulation and Solution Concepts, Arbeitspapier, 2007, (transmitted for publication)
  • Berger, S.; Bierwirth, C.: The Collaborative Carrier Vehicle Routing Problem: Formulation and Solution Concepts, Business and economics discussion paper of the Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Contribution 63, March 2007
  • Berger, S.; Bierwirth, C.: A Coordination Model for Transportation Networks. Talk at the OR06, Karlsruhe 07.09.2006
  • Berger, S.; Bierwirth, C.: Koordination in Netzwerken von Transportdienstleistern. Industrie Management 22 (2006) 3, 69-71
  • Berger, S.; Bierwirth, C.: A Coordination Model for Transportation Networks. in Benavent, E.; Campos, V.; Corberan, A.; Marti, R.; Mota, E.; Plana, I.; Sanchis, J.M. (Hrsg.): Odysseus 2006: Third International Workshop on Freight Transportation and Logistics (Abstract Book), Universitäy of Valencia, Valencia (Spanien), 2006, 53-55
  • Berger, S.; Bierwirth, C.: A Coordination Model for Transportation Networks. Talk at the Odysseus 2006: Third International Workshop on Freight Transportation and Logistics, Altea (Spanien) 24.05.2006
  • Berger, S.: Koordination in Transportnetzwerken. Talk at the business and economics research workshop of the Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle 11.01.2006
  • Berger, S.; Bierwirth, C.: Koordination von Transportprozessen auf Basis einer dezentralen Tourenplanung. Talk at the OR05, Bremen 07.09.2005
  • Berger, S.: Modellgestützte Vermittlung von Frachtaufträgen auf einer kooperativen Transportplattform. Talk at the 6. PhD-Workshop, Wendgräben 10.06.2004

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