Economy of scale through collaboration : the design and implementation of a hub network in the Netherlands.

Author(s)
Groothedde, B.
Year
Abstract

The paper focuses on the collaboration between retailers and manufacturers, resulting in a substantial reduction in transportation costs. The design and implementation of a hub network, using inland shipping is described. The key issues were: (1) to determine the possibilities of inland shipping in a high value segment, (2) the design of an actual hub network and (3) outlining development path of the concept. For the covering abstract see ITRD E126595.

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C 33362 (In: C 33295 CD-ROM) /72 /10 / ITRD E126662
Source

In: Proceedings of the European Transport Conference ETC, Strasbourg, France, 8-10 October 2003, Unpaginated

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