Abstract
ABSTRACT: This paper provides a systematic framework to determine local delivery centre (LDC) locations and service areas to reduce delivery costs and balance the allocation of parcel delivery loads to promote sustainable LDC development. Based on a case study of a parcel distribution company in Korea, this study proposes two strategies for LDC service area delineation within each terminal service boundary that either minimises the total delivery time or balances the allocation of delivery loads. This research contributes to improving cost efficiency and balancing delivery load allocations in planning LDC locations and service areas that can potentially promote the long-term mutual sustainable development of parcel distribution companies and their local delivery counterparts.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 369-379 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2 Sep 2016 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Geographic Information System
- Parcel delivery
- location modelling
- regional partitioning