Abstract
This paper studies a mixed truck delivery system that allows both hub-and-spoke and direct shipment delivery modes. A heuristic algorithm is developed to determine the mode of delivery for each demand and to perform vehicle routing in both modes of deliveries. Computational experiments are carried out on a large set of randomly generated problem instances to compare the mixed system with the pure hub-and-spoke system and the pure direct shipment system. The experiment results show that the mixed system can save around 10% total traveling distance on average as compared with either of the two pure systems. © 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 325-339 |
| Journal | Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 2003 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
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- Direct shipment
- Heuristic algorithm
- Hub-and-spoke
- Mixed system
- Truck delivery system
- Vehicle routing