TY - JOUR
T1 - The load planning problem of motor carriers
T2 - Problem description and a proposed solution approach
AU - Powell, Warren Buckler
AU - Sheffi, Yosef
PY - 1983/1/1
Y1 - 1983/1/1
N2 - The load planning problem of less-than-truckload motor carriers is the determination of how freight should be routed through the network to minimize costs while maintaining service. The principal issues and tradeoffs raised by the load planning problem are reviewed, and a simple optimization formulation is provided. Given the large size of the problem, a local improvement heuristic is proposed and shown to be effective in reducing costs when tested on the network of a large national carrier.
AB - The load planning problem of less-than-truckload motor carriers is the determination of how freight should be routed through the network to minimize costs while maintaining service. The principal issues and tradeoffs raised by the load planning problem are reviewed, and a simple optimization formulation is provided. Given the large size of the problem, a local improvement heuristic is proposed and shown to be effective in reducing costs when tested on the network of a large national carrier.
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U2 - 10.1016/0191-2607(83)90167-X
DO - 10.1016/0191-2607(83)90167-X
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0020970131
VL - 17
SP - 471
EP - 480
JO - Transportation Research, Part A: Policy and Practice
JF - Transportation Research, Part A: Policy and Practice
SN - 0965-8564
IS - 6
ER -