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AuthorBen-Ayed, Omar
Available date2023-12-28T09:24:14Z
Publication Date2013-04-30
Publication NameInternational Journal of Advanced Operations Management
CitationBen-Ayed, O. (2013). Timetabling hub-and-spoke parcel distribution inter-facility network. International Journal of Advanced Operations Management, 5(2), 159-180.
ISSN1758-938X
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/50658
AbstractThis paper introduces an important problem encountered when designing hub-and-spoke parcel distribution network. This problem, which comes after generating the network design and before implementing it, is concerned with parcel timetabling. A non-linear model, composed of the shipping-time objective function and the time-precedence constraints, is developed in order to optimise the daily movements of parcels from their origins to their destinations. The resolving of the problem highly depends on the ability of the analyst to develop intelligent ways to limit the values of decision variables. The model applied to a real-world case is entered in a spreadsheet where the objective function is evaluated for the possible decision variable values; the timetable generated for a newly designed hub-and-spoke network decreased shipping time by around 30% as compared to the timetable of the existing design.
SponsorThis research was sponsored and fully backed by the Chairman of the parcel distribution company.
Languageen
PublisherInderscience Publishers Ltd
Subjectdistribution
network design
timetabling
scheduling
transport
parcel
hub
inter-facility
operations
TitleTimetabling hub-and-spoke parcel distribution inter-facility network
TypeArticle
Pagination159-180
Issue Number2
Volume Number5
ESSN1758-9398
dc.accessType Open Access


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