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Day-Definite Full Container Load Service for Time-Sensitive Shippers: On the Perspective of Total Distribution Cost

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  • Panos Kouvelis

    (Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA)

  • Jian Li

    (College of Business and Management, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL, USA)

Abstract

The authors quantify the benefits of a newly introduced logistics product, day-definite Full Container-load (FCL), in terms of its cost reduction relative to other existing products – regular FCL and airfreight, from the perspective of a logistic manager in an intercontinental supply chain facing lead-time uncertainties. Numerical examples and sensitivity analysis are provided to illustrate the comparison across the above-mentioned three logistics products and the impact of other factors on the performance of these logistics products.

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  • Panos Kouvelis & Jian Li, 2013. "Day-Definite Full Container Load Service for Time-Sensitive Shippers: On the Perspective of Total Distribution Cost," International Journal of Information Systems and Supply Chain Management (IJISSCM), IGI Global, vol. 6(3), pages 1-39, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jisscm:v:6:y:2013:i:3:p:1-39
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