Cooperative game theory approach to allocating benefits of horizontal cooperation

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 229, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 444-452

  Lozano, S ^a   Moreno, P ^a   Adenso Diaz B ^b   Algaba, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cooperative game theory; Horizontal cooperation; Supply chain management; Transportation synergies

Indexed keywords

COOPERATIVE GAME THEORY; ECONOMIES OF SCALE; HORIZONTAL COOPERATIONS; NUMERICAL EXPERIMENTS; OPTIMIZATION MODELS; TRANSPORTATION COST; TRANSPORTATION NEEDS; TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS;

COSTS; INDUSTRY; PROFITABILITY; SHIPS; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

GAME THEORY;

EID: 84876956066     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2013.02.034     Document Type: Article

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