Publication
Title
A versatile framework for cooperative hub network development
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Abstract
This paper introduces a framework for cooperative hub network development. Building a joint physical hub for the transshipment of goods is expensive and, therefore, involves considerable risks for cooperating companies. In a practical setting, it is unlikely that an entire network will be built at once. Rather, the partners will have a more cautious attitude and build hub facilities one by one. In the proposed framework, each time a new hub is introduced, the partners will have the opportunity to decide whether or not they will participate (and thus, invest) in this network extension. In addition, joint cost savings will be allocated to the partners using the Shapley value, a well-known solution concept from cooperative game theory. This framework can accommodate any type of optimisation procedure for network design.
Language
English
Source (journal)
European journal of industrial engineering
Publication
2010
ISSN
1751-5254
DOI
10.1504/EJIE.2010.031078
Volume/pages
4 :2 (2010) , p. 210-227
ISI
000277277100004
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UAntwerpen
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Affiliation
Publications with a UAntwerp address
External links
Web of Science
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Creation 22.06.2010
Last edited 23.08.2022
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