Minimizing empty hauls in multi-day, multi-depot trucking

✍ Scribed by F.J. Arcelus; H.A. Eiselt; Edward Y.H. Lin

• Book ID: 104369589
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1998
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 182 KB
• Volume: 5
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0969-6016
• DOI: 10.1016/s0969-6016(98)00009-4

✦ Synopsis

In this paper we approach an empty haul problem by Day and Ross, one of Eastern Canada's largest trucking companies. Based on past data, we optimize the company's backhaul. Sensitivity analyses then allow conclusions regarding whether or not it is worth taking on additional freight for speci®c originÐ destination pairs.