Title :
The impact of collaborative transportation management on supply chain performance
Author :
Chan, F.T.S. ; Zhang, M.T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Ind. & Syst. Eng., Hong Kong Polytech. Univ., Kowloon, China
Abstract :
Collaborative Transportation Management (CTM) is based on the interaction and collaboration between trading partners and carriers participated in the supply chain. This paper developed a simulation approach to evaluate the benefits of the proposed CTM. Simulation results revealed that CTM can significantly improve the supply chain performances.
Keywords :
minimisation; retailing; supply chain management; team working; transportation; collaborative transportation management; supply chain performance; trading partners; Analytical models; Collaboration; Planning; Sensitivity; Supply chains; Transportation; Collaborative Transportation Management; demand variation; lead time; simulation; transportation capability;
Conference_Titel :
Supply Chain Management and Information Systems (SCMIS), 2010 8th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Hong Kong
Print_ISBN :
978-962-367-696-0
