Collaboration in Cargo Transportation

Richa Agarwal (), Özlem Ergun (), Lori Houghtalen () and Okan Orsan Ozener ()
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Richa Agarwal: Georgia Institute of Technology
Özlem Ergun: Georgia Institute of Technology
Lori Houghtalen: Georgia Institute of Technology
Okan Orsan Ozener: Georgia Institute of Technology

A chapter in Optimization and Logistics Challenges in the Enterprise, 2009, pp 373-409 from Springer

Abstract: Summary We discuss two forms of collaboration in cargo transportation: carrier alliances in sea and air cargo, and shipper collaborations in trucking. After discussing the current industry settings that make such collaborations beneficial, we present a set of questions that need to be answered in the collaborative setting. These questions deal with issues such as (i) what is the maximum benefit the collaboration can achieve? (ii) How should these benefits be allocated? (iii) What membership rules and regulations will increase the sustainability of a given alliance? We provide a set of models for resolving these issues and analyze the properties of the solutions obtained from them.

Keywords: Secondary Market; Cost Allocation; Side Payment; Liner Shipping; Revenue Management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-88617-6_14

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