Industrial Engineering and Management Systems

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An Auction-Based Dispatching Method for an Electronic Brokerage of Truckload Vehicles

  • Lee, Jun Ho (Department of Industrial Engineering, Pusan National University) ;
  • Kim, Kap Hwan (Department of Industrial Engineering, Pusan National University)
  • Received : 2014.11.24
  • Accepted : 2015.02.16
  • Published : 2015.03.30
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Abstract

This study suggests an electronic brokerage system that has the capability of efficiently matching dispatching delivery tasks with trucks. In the brokerage system, individual truck drivers and shippers are allowed to participate in the dispatching process through the internet or wireless communication. An auction-based dispatching method for the electronic brokerage system is suggested. The basic rationale of the auction-based dispatching method-which is a distributed decision-making process-is discussed. The performance of the suggested algorithms is evaluated by a simulation study.

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