Abstract number: 025-1365 Groupage transportation cost model

number: 025-1365 Groupage transportation cost model Anna Azzi, Daria Battini, Alessandro Persona Dept of Management and Engineering, University of Padua, Stradella San Nicola 3, 36100, Italy Email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] POMS 23 Annual Conference Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. April 20 to April 23, 2011 Abstract Today it is very common to use freight groupage to collect or deliver products. Even in the management of services routing problems are often used to optimize the mission of the operators. The estimate of actual costs is complex and influenced by many variables, so the authors suggest a new approach easy to apply in real cases.Today it is very common to use freight groupage to collect or deliver products. Even in the management of services routing problems are often used to optimize the mission of the operators. The estimate of actual costs is complex and influenced by many variables, so the authors suggest a new approach easy to apply in real cases.