Shippers’ willingness to delegate modal control in freight transportation

This paper investigates the willingness of shippers to delegate control over the transportation mode in freight transportation, using discrete choice analysis. Data originate from a large survey among global shippers. The results show that, under certain conditions, most shippers are willing to hand over mode selection authority to the service provider. Using latent class analysis, the authors classify shippers into four market segments, each with a different degree of willingness against different types of performance improvements. Firms can use this characterization of freight transportation demand to design service packages that will meet the demands of global supply chains.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2020.102027
• Record URL:
  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1366554520306785
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • © 2020 Masoud Khakdaman et al. Published by Elsevier Ltd. Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Khakdaman, Masoud
  • Rezaei, Jafar
  • Tavasszy, Lóránt A
• Publication Date: 2020-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review
  • Volume: 141
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 1366-5545
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13665545

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Choice models; Freight transportation; Logistics; Shipping; Supply chain management; Transportation modes
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Freight Transportation; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01748762
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 27 2020 10:05AM