Sharing services for freight distribution: concepts, stakes and experience comebacks

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  • Jesus Gonzalez-Feliu
  • Joëlle Morana
چکیده

INTRODUCTION The freight transportation industry is a major source of employment and supports the economic development of the country. However, freight transportation is also a disturbing activity, due to congestion and environmental nuisances, which negatively affects the quality of life, in particular in urban areas. Both the new trends in retail and commerce organization and the technological innovation in supply chain management and distribution planning have led decision makers to consider collaborative strategies to reduce overall cost of the supply process. In freight distribution, the most popular collaborative strategy is that of logistics sharing, that can take place at the transport level, but also in warehousing, inventory and other operations. These strategies are based on collaborative decision making and on information sharing, and usually take the form of agreements and partnerships.

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تاریخ انتشار 2009