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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LOGISTICS-RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS
Volume 17, Issue 4, Pages 339-355Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/13675567.2013.865719
Keywords
horizontal collaboration; cost allocation; Shapley; order bundling
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When entering a horizontal logistics alliance, companies can expect a significant cost decrease. In this paper, we show that when the partners in an alliance adopt a flexible attitude (i.e. allow changes to the terms of their deliveries), the total cost can be further decreased. We argue that the method used to allocate the total cost to the different partners should therefore encourage such flexibility. A case study of three companies in Belgium achieves a 25.83% decrease in transportation costs. Allocating this collaborative gain with the Shapley value, the individual gains range from 19.01% to 37.56%. By allowing changes to delivery dates and allowing large orders to be split into several deliveries, the partners in the alliance can increase the collaborative gain and their individual gains. The Shapley value is found to encourage flexibility.
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