[en] Companies outsourcing road freight transportation services approach their procurement plan based on a combination of long-term annual contracts with dedicated
carriers and spot-markets for immediate loads. This thesis proposes an integrated
planning framework considering tactical and operational decisions for logistics services procurement. It allows individual shippers to formulate mid-term contractual
agreements with several transporters that could reduce some of the risks encountered in shipper-carrier business relationships, such as unavailability of transportation resources and high-market prices.
Research Center/Unit :
Centre of Quantitative Methods and Operations Management (QuantOM)
Disciplines :
Production, distribution & supply chain management
