Design of a logistics costs analyzer to formulate distribution routes for freight forwarders

T. C. Poon; King Lun Tommy Choy

Design of a logistics costs analyzer to formulate distribution routes for freight forwarders

T. C. Poon, King Lun Tommy Choy

Research output: Chapter in book / Conference proceeding › Conference article published in proceeding or book › Academic research › peer-review

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Abstract

Nowadays, the globe is suffering an economic downturn and the competition within the logistics industry has become more and more intense. Therefore, a number of logistics services providers (LSPs), such as freight forwarding companies, is facing with a decline in business volume. It is believed that the reason of profit loss is due to high operating and transportation costs within the logistics network. LSPs, in such sense, try to reappraise the current logistics network and relocate the distribution centres for cutting operating costs, reducing lead time, and enhancing customer service level. In order to help these companies achieve these goals, a decision support system (DSS) is required to analyze various factors including inbound freight costs, warehousing costs, and outbound freight costs under different scenarios. In this paper, a logistics costs analyzer (LCA) is proposed to reduce freight costs and shorten delivery time by selecting appropriate suppliers and constructing effective distribution routes. With the help of LCA, the supply chain performance would be improved.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	SCMIS 2010 - Proceedings of 2010 8th International Conference on Supply Chain Management and Information Systems
Subtitle of host publication	Logistics Systems and Engineering
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2010
Event	2010 8th International Conference on Supply Chain Management and Information Systems: Logistics Systems and Engineering, SCMIS 2010 - Hong Kong, Hong Kong Duration: 6 Oct 2010 → 8 Oct 2010

Conference

Conference	2010 8th International Conference on Supply Chain Management and Information Systems: Logistics Systems and Engineering, SCMIS 2010
Country/Territory	Hong Kong
City	Hong Kong
Period	6/10/10 → 8/10/10

Keywords

Decision support system
Logistics network
Logistics services providers

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Management Information Systems
Information Systems
Information Systems and Management

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Poon, TC & Choy, KLT 2010, Design of a logistics costs analyzer to formulate distribution routes for freight forwarders. in SCMIS 2010 - Proceedings of 2010 8th International Conference on Supply Chain Management and Information Systems: Logistics Systems and Engineering., 5681732, 2010 8th International Conference on Supply Chain Management and Information Systems: Logistics Systems and Engineering, SCMIS 2010, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 6/10/10.

Design of a logistics costs analyzer to formulate distribution routes for freight forwarders. / Poon, T. C.; Choy, King Lun Tommy.
SCMIS 2010 - Proceedings of 2010 8th International Conference on Supply Chain Management and Information Systems: Logistics Systems and Engineering. 2010. 5681732.

Research output: Chapter in book / Conference proceeding › Conference article published in proceeding or book › Academic research › peer-review

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