Exploring the factors influencing the cost-effective design of hub-and-spoke and point-to-point networks in maritime transport using a bi-level optimization model
Hub-and-spoke (HS) networks are cost-effective because they allow the realization of economies of density. However, the cost of point-to-point (PP) networks may be lower than that of HS networks when certain conditions, such as cargo demand, bunker price, vessel size, and the shippers’ value of time...
| 發表在: | Asian Journal of Shipping and Logistics |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| 格式: | Article |
| 語言: | 英语 |
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Elsevier
2021-06-01
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| 在線閱讀: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2092521221000079 |