Multi-zone dispatching in truckload trucking

Multi-zone dispatching in truckload trucking

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Article ID: iaor2003230
Country: United Kingdom
Volume: 37E
Issue: 5
Start Page Number: 375
End Page Number: 390
Publication Date: Nov 2001
Journal: Transportation Research. Part E, Logistics and Transportation Review
Authors: , ,
Keywords: transportation: road
Abstract:

This paper examines the use of multi-zone dispatching alternatives in truckload trucking using simulation methods and historical freight data of continental scale supplied by J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. After introducing the concept of zone dispatching, several alternative operational configurations are presented. Simulation results indicate that multi-zone dispatching works best when zone boundaries are configured to minimize, to the extent possible, the freight imbalance between the zones.

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