The delivery of freight from its origin to its destination is often managed through one or more intermediate facilities where storing, merging and consolidation activities are performed. This type of distribution systems is commonly called multi-echelon, where each echelon refers to one level of the distribution network. Multi-echelon distribution systems are often considered by public administrations when implementing their transportation and traffic planning strategies as well as by private companies in their distribution networks. City logistics and multi-modal transportation systems are the most cited examples of multi-echelon distribution systems. Two-echelon distribution systems are a special case of multi-echelon systems where the distribution network comprises two levels. This latter type of distribution systems has inspired an ever growing body of literature in the last few years. This paper provides an overview of two-echelon distribution systems where routes are present at both levels. We consider three classes of problems: the two-echelon location routing problem, the two-echelon vehicle routing problem, and the truck and trailer routing problem. For each class we provide an introduction and survey the foremost related papers that have appeared in the operations research literature.


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    Title :

    A survey on two-echelon routing problems


    Contributors:
    Cuda, R. (author) / Guastaroba, G. (author) / Speranza, M.G. (author)


    Publication date :

    2015


    Size :

    15 Seiten, Bilder, Tabellen, 57 Quellen




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English






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