4 Presentations

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  10:30 AM - 10:55 AM

  A Reputation-Based Model for Transportation Auctions

  • Monia Rekik, presenter, Université Laval
  • Sehl Mellouli, Université Laval

  We propose a reputation-based model for winner determination problem in transportation procurement auctions where the allocation of long-term contracts to carriers is decided with respect to both bid ask prices and carriers reputation. The objective is to manage the trade-of between transport costs and the quality of service during operations. Computational results obtained by our model prove the importance of considering reputation in transportation auctions while selecting winning carriers.

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  10:55 AM - 11:20 AM

  A Survey on Maritime Fleet Size and Mix Problems

  • Giovanni Pantuso, presenter, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
  • Kjetil Fagerholt, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
  • Lars Magnus Hvattum, The Norwegian University of Science and Technology

  This talk presents a survey on maritime fleet size and mix problems. A typical, though simplified, version of the problem, is presented, including a mathematical formulation. The literature is surveyed and open research questions are discussed. The effect of including uncertainty is illustrated in the example problem.

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  11:20 AM - 11:45 AM

  An Efficient Heuristic Approach for Fast Courier Fleet Management

  • Jacques Renaud, presenter, Université Laval, CIRRELT
  • Angel Ruiz, Université Laval

  Fast courier services are provided by very specialized transportation companies to move letters and parcels within a given urban area in very short time. This paper focuses on the operations of a Quebec City’s company which performs daily around 1 000 requests. We developed a system which able us to evaluate the quality of the dispatching process. We also provide insights on the global improvements that may be obtained if a closer collaboration would be done with the major clients.

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  11:45 AM - 12:10 PM

  Self-Imposed Time Windows in Vehicle Routing Problems

  • Ola Jabali, presenter, École Polytechnique de Montréal
  • Roel Leus, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
  • Tom Van Woensel, Eindhoven University of Technology
  • A.G. (Ton) de Kok, Eindhoven University of Technology

  Self-Imposed Time Windows (SITW) occur when a logistics service provider quotes a delivery time window to his customers. We incorporate SITW within the framework of the Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP). We propose a heuristic solution approach combining a LP model with a tabu search procedure.