Liner shipping plays an important role in international shipping. This article systematically
reviews studies regarding liner shipping alliance management from three decision-making …

In horizontal collaborations, carriers form coalitions in order to perform parts of their logistics
operations jointly. By exchanging transportation requests among each other, they can …

Horizontal collaboration has been considered as effective practice for sustainable logistics
and freight transport and it has gained increased attention in recent years. This paper aims …

Logistics costs in general, and transportation costs in particular, represent a large fraction of
the operating costs of many companies. One way to try to reduce these costs is through …

During recent years, horizontal collaboration in logistics has gained attention because of
achieved potential benefits such as cost reduction, an increase in fulfillment rates, and a …

In modern transportation systems, the potential for further decreasing the costs of fulfilling
customer requests is severely limited while market competition is constantly reducing …

This paper addresses the Pickup and Delivery Problem with Time Windows, Profits, and
Reserved Requests (PDPTWPR), a new vehicle routing problem appeared in carrier …

Co-opetition is gaining increasing attention as a potentially useful form of inter-
organisational collaboration model to improve firms' sustainable performance. However …

In order to beat the competition, access new markets, and respect operational, social, and
environmental constraints, enterprises establish collaborations with many other business …

To survive under the ever increasing competitive and global pressures to operate more
efficiently, transportation companies are obliged to adopt a collaborative focus. Various …