Cross docking is a form of operating break-bulk freight terminals in which the receiving products are not stocked but, instead, the incoming cargo is internally transferred to be immediately shipped in distribution trucks. With this approach, inventory costs and lead-times are significantly reduced. In this work, an approximate, continuous, non-stationary queueing model is established to estima...

This paper presents a dynamic intermodal freight network scheme using a Discrete Element Method (DEM) approach for performing the microscopic simulation. The model is applied to a roadway network for freight movements from a port terminal. This approach was used to develop efficient control strategies for optimizing freight flow. The simulation model has various applications with the primary fo...

Intermodal terminals are critical elements in the total freight transportation chain. They provide the interface not only between modes, but also between shippers and carriers. Therefore, the performance of those terminals needs to be closely monitored and their operations optimised with respect to the two key performance areas, namely: customer service and operational efficiency. This paper de...

Demand for freight transport is ever increasing. This demand in the European Union (EU) countries has increased about 3 times during the last three decades. Relatively, the same trend has been reported for the Netherlands. Motorways have a more important role in the road freight transport than other categories of roads. Now, they carry about 40 % of all vehicle-kilometers (CBS). The length of t...

Transport corridors are receiving a growing level of attention, particularly with the surge of containerized maritime freight and the setting of more efficient time and costwise freight distribution systems. Global commodity chains, with a strong Pacific Asian component and controlled by large modal and intermodal freight operators, have become an operational reality. Particularly, the role of ...

This paper analyzes an integrated inventory control and transportation problem with environmental considerations. Particularly, explicit transportation modeling is included with inventory control decisions to capture per truck costs and per truck capacities. Furthermore, a carbon cap constraint on the total emissions is formulated by considering emission characteristics of various trucks that c...

With multiple carriers in a logistics market, customers can choose the best carrier to deliver their products and packages. In this paper, we present novel approach of using stochastic evolutionary game analyze decision-making less-than-truckload (LTL) delivery service. We propose inter-related optimization models that allow us vehicle routing for LTL selection customers, respectively. The mode...