This article presents a broad review of horizontal cooperation in transport and logistics. This
topic is fast gaining momentum in the logistics sector and is thus highly relevant from a …

In order to beat the competition, access new markets, and respect operational, social, and
environmental constraints, enterprises establish collaborations with many other business …

Purpose–To provide empirical evidence on the level of savings that can be attained by joint
route planning and how these savings depend on specific market characteristics …

This thesis deals with horizontal cooperation in transport and logistics. It contains a
comprehensive discussion of the available academic literature on this topic, many practical …

Interest has been raised by the recent identification of potential savings through
collaborative planning in logistics operations. Even though substantial savings can be …

The integration of the outbound and the inbound logistics of a company leads to a large
transportation network, allowing to detect backhauling opportunities to increase the …

Collaborative logistics is increasingly emerging as a new opportunity for cost reduction
through internal and cross chains coordination. This paper presents different coordination …

In this paper, we focus on how cost allocation can be used as a means to create incentives
for collaboration among companies, with the aim of reducing the total transportation cost …

This chapter investigates the potential of horizontal collaboration in urban freight transport. It
describes a simulation model for assessing the effects of a shipper‐initiated co‐loading …

Different types of cooperative agreements between smallholders continue to play an
important role in rural areas in developing countries. While some empirical studies examine …