The freight allocation problem with all-units quantity-based discount: A heuristic algorithm

This paper studies a problem encountered by a buying office for one of the largest retail distributors in the world. An important task for the buying office is to plan the distribution of goods from Asia to various destinations across Europe. The goods are transported along shipping lanes by shippin...

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Published in:	Omega (Oxford) Vol. 40; no. 4; pp. 415 - 423
Main Authors:	Qin, Hu, Luo, Meifeng, Gao, Xiang, Lim, Andrew
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2012 Elsevier Pergamon Press Inc
Series:	Omega
Subjects:	Algorithms Applied sciences Discount rates Exact sciences and technology Filter-and-fan Freight Freight allocation Freight allocation Quantity discount Heuristic Filter-and-fan Tabu search Ground, air and sea transportation, marine construction Heuristic Heuristik Integer programming Internationaler Güterverkehr Lieferkette Linear programming Logistics Marine and water way transportation and traffic Mathematical programming Operational research and scientific management Operational research. Management science Operations Research Optimization algorithms Quantity discount Reliability theory. Replacement problems Shipping Studies Tabu search Transportproblem Tabu search Quantity discount Filter-and-fan Freight allocation Heuristic Costs Linear programming Mixed integer programming Experimental study Modeling Search algorithm Discounting Distributor Heuristic method NP hard problem Maritime transportation Reliability Contract Logistics
ISSN:	0305-0483, 1873-5274
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