Contributions to Management Science
2012
Operative Transportation PlanningSolutions in Consumer Goods Supply Chains Authors:

• Thorben Seiler
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ISBN: 978-3-7908-2791-0 (Print) 978-3-7908-2792-7  (Online)

Solutions in Consumer Goods Supply Chains

Series: Contributions to Management Science

Seiler, Thorben

2012, XIV, 220 p. 95 illus.

A product of Physica Verlag Heidelberg

About this book

• High practical relevance due to cost focus on largest share of supply chain costs
•                                         Step by step in detail analysis of freight rates
•                                         Broad assessment of commercial Transportation Management Systems (TMS)
  

Transportation management in today’s consumer goods industry can be characterized by a high proportion of outsourced transportation services. Due to rising freight costs consumer goods manufacturers are seeking opportunities to increase the efficiency of their transportation network. This book presents an operational transportation planning problem typical of the consumer goods industry focusing on a network of suppliers, production facilities and warehouses. With respect to the large share of outsourcing in these networks a detailed analysis of freight costs based on contractual agreements is provided. From this analysis a number of opportunities for efficiency gains are identified and consolidated in an operative transportation planning problem that is numerically investigated. Furthermore, an overview of processes and organizational requirements in transportation management is given with special focus on the integration of existing commercial Transportation Management Systems (TMS).