Quantifying the environmental and economic benefits of cooperation: A case study in temperature-controlled food logistics

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

Volumn 65, Issue , 2018, Pages 178-193

  Stellingwerf, Helena M ^a   Laporte, Gilbert ^b   Cruijssen, Frans C A M ^c   Kanellopoulos, Argyris ^a   Bloemhof, Jacqueline M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c ArgusI   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

CO2 emissions; Fresh food; Inventory; Logistics; Route optimization

Indexed keywords

COST REDUCTION; QUALITY CONTROL; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; VEHICLE ROUTING;

CASE-STUDIES; CO 2 EMISSION; ECONOMIC BENEFITS; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; FRESH FOOD; INVENTORY; REDUCE COSTS; ROUTE OPTIMIZATION; ROUTE PLANNING; VENDOR MANAGED INVENTORY;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

CARBON EMISSION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; COST ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC IMPACT; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FOOD QUALITY; LOGISTICS; TRADE-OFF; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 85052867676     PISSN: 13619209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2018.08.010     Document Type: Article

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