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Pickup and delivery routing with hub transshipment across flexible time periods for improving dual objectives on workload and waiting time

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  • Chou, Yon-Chun
  • Chen, Yao-Hung
  • Chen, Hui-Min

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In contrast to developing routing algorithms, operational policy design of courier services is addressed in this paper with the objective of reducing both courier workload and customer waiting time. A square root law of tour length is verified, extending the literature. A new policy of hub transshipment across flexible time periods is evaluated by mean-value analysis of stochastic routing. Boundary conditions on arrival rate, territory size and transshipment probability in which the new policy outperforms a traditional periodical routing policy are derived. Finally, the effectiveness of the new policy is demonstrated by applying to a large hospital case.

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  • Chou, Yon-Chun & Chen, Yao-Hung & Chen, Hui-Min, 2014. "Pickup and delivery routing with hub transshipment across flexible time periods for improving dual objectives on workload and waiting time," Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, Elsevier, vol. 61(C), pages 98-114.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:transe:v:61:y:2014:i:c:p:98-114
    DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2013.11.005
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