Document Type

Research Paper

Publication Date

2012

Abstract

Driver retention has been cited as one of the primary motivating factors for the implementation of relay networks for full truckload transportation. The strategic design of such networks considering important operational factors such as limitations on load circuity and equipment balance has been previously studied in the literature, however driver scheduling has not been explicitly considered in routing decisions. We present a prescriptive modeling approach that uses mathematical programming in conjunction with a decomposition-based algorithm to select feasible duties that consider current hours-of-service regulations and assign them to drivers domiciled at relay points in the network to cover truckload demands during a given planning horizon. Computational results are presented for randomly generated problem instances along with areas for future research.

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Paper 27

Publication Title

Progress in Material Handling Research: 2012

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