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Simulating less‐than‐truckload terminal operations

Pranav J. Deshpande (Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA)
Ali Yalcin (Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA)
José Zayas‐Castro (Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA)
Luis E. Herrera (Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA)

Benchmarking: An International Journal

ISSN: 1463-5771

Article publication date: 6 March 2007

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Abstract

Purpose

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Recent surveys indicate that transportation companies are not utilizing technology in decision making despite growing complexity of transportation systems. This paper aims to present a discrete simulation approach to benchmarking performance measures of terminal operations of less‐than‐truckload (LTL) freight carriers.

Design/methodology/approach

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The methodology involves design of heuristics for the dock assignment problem and uses discrete event simulation to evaluate performance of the various heuristics.

Findings

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Intelligent dock assignment for incoming trailers can greatly improve performance of LTL terminals and simulation is an effective tool to determine the effects of various assignments on terminal performance.

Originality/value

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The paper introduces a dock assignment heuristic and integrates the tactical level decision‐making process and operational aspects in LTL terminals to evaluate the performance of the system. A case study is used to demonstrate the use of the heuristic and performance improvements.

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Citation

Deshpande, P.J., Yalcin, A., Zayas‐Castro, J. and Herrera, L.E. (2007), "Simulating less‐than‐truckload terminal operations", Benchmarking: An International Journal, Vol. 14 No. 1, pp. 92-101. https://doi.org/10.1108/14635770710730955

Publisher

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2007, Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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