An Airfreight Forwarder’s Shipment Bidding and Logistics Planning

Lawrence C. Leung (), Gang Chen (), Yer Van Hui () and Wen He ()
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Lawrence C. Leung: Department of Decision Sciences and Managerial Economics, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Gang Chen: Department of Logistics Engineering and Management, Sun Yat-sen University, 510275 Guangzhou, China
Yer Van Hui: Department of Management Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Wen He: School of Business Administration, Hunan University, 410000 Changsha, China

Transportation Science, 2016, vol. 50, issue 1, 275-287

Abstract: Today many web-based logistics platforms exist, enabling logistics agents worldwide to interact and form collaborations in an effective manner. In particular, some advanced e-platforms support online bidding of shipments. This paper integrates shipment bidding with logistics decisions. First, we formulate the shipment bidding and logistics planning model as a 0-1 mixed integer program, which addresses only buyout bids. Based on the properties of the model, we design a two-echelon solution procedure to search for the optimal shipment portfolio and the corresponding logistics requirements. We then extend the model to include placing either a buyout bid or an alternative bid for a new shipment with an estimated probability of success. The general model is formulated as a two-stage mixed 0-1 stochastic integer program, which allows forwarders to acquire some new jobs right away while placing alternative bids on others. The model is solved by modifying the two-echelon procedure. An illustrative example is included to highlight the significance of integrating shipment bidding with shipment logistics planning. Managerial issues are explored based on this example.

Keywords: transportation; freight/materials handling; stochastic programming (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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