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Effective design of Less-than-Truckload transportation network.

Publication: Operations Research
Publication Date: 01-MAY-09
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Less-than-Truckload (LTL) carriers specialize in transporting shipments that are usually between a few hundred to a few thousand pounds and do not individually fill entire trailers. Such carriers are able to provide a low-cost transportation option to their customers by consolidating shipments using a hub-and-spoke system that is similar...

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