Abstract Throughout its history, Operational Research has evolved to include methods,
models and algorithms that have been applied to a wide range of contexts. This …

Freight transportation is an important part of the global supply chain. As distances shipped
grow and supply chains become more complex and fragile, operations research (OR) can …

Consolidation carriers transport shipments that are small relative to trailer capacity. To be
cost effective, the carrier must consolidate shipments, which requires coordinating their …

We first present a new service network design model for freight consolidation carriers, one
that selects services and routes both commodities and resources needed to support the …

Working from home becomes the norm; this trend has put added pressure on urban logistics,
as large volumes of goods and services are required for domestic use. Meanwhile, public …

This paper investigates a less-than-truckload carrier collaboration decision-making problem
in the e-commerce logistics network. E-commerce less-than-truckload carrier collaboration …

In this paper, we focus on routing and load planning associated with the tactical and
operational planning of an express intra-city courier service provider that receives a large …

The scheduled service network design problem (SSNDP) can support planning the
transportation operations of consolidation carriers given shipment-level service …

We propose a scheduled service network design model that simultaneously addresses
strategic decisions regarding fleet sizing and allocation, including acquisition and …

This paper introduces the transit time constrained fixed charge multi-commodity network
design problem. Transit times are origin-to-destination time limits for the commodities, which …