A perishable product shipment consolidation model considering freshness-keeping effort. (July 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chen, Jing; Dong, Ming; Xu, Lei
• Is Part Of: Transportation research. Volume 115(2018)
• Page Start: 56
• Page End: 86
• Publication Date: 2018-07
• Subjects: Shipment consolidation -- Perishable product -- Freshness-keeping effort -- Renewal theory; Logistics -- Periodicals; Transportation -- Periodicals; 388.011
• DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2018.04.009
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1366-5545

Abstract

Highlights: Propose Quality-based shipment consolidation policy for perishable products. Propose Quantity-and-Quality-based shipment consolidation policy for perishable products. Integrate freshness-keeping effort decision in perishable product shipment consolidation models. Indicate the positive effect of fresh investment on cost saving. Show the superiority of Quantity-and-Quality-based policy in most operational environment. Abstract: Based on Quality-based policy and Quantity-and-Quality-based policy proposed in this paper, the corresponding perishable products shipment consolidation stochastic models by integrating freshness-keeping effort decision are formulated. For each policy, analytical results give conditions and expressions of adopting these policies and freshness-keeping effort. Numerical experiments show: (i) the positive effect of fresh investment on cost, (ii) the changing tends of policy parameters, freshness-keeping efforts and cost based on all parameters, (iii) the superiority of Quantity-and-Quality-based policy over Quality-based policy in most operational environment and (iv) the cost improvement under Quantity-and-Quality-based policy than other existing shipment consolidation policies.