The freight allocation problem with all-units quantity-based discount: A heuristic algorithm - Qin, Hu; Luo, Meifeng; Gao, Xiang; Lim, Andrew (Omega (Oxford), 2012)
Keywords: Algorithms; Applied sciences; Discount rates; Exact sciences and technology; Filter-and-fan; Freight; Freight allocation; Freight allocation Quantity discount Heuristic Filter-and-fan Tabu search; Ground, air and sea transportation, marine construction; Heuristic; Heuristik; Integer programming; Internationaler Güterverkehr; Lieferkette; Linear programming; Logistics; Marine and water way transportation and traffic; Mathematical programming; Operational research and scientific management; Operational research. Management science; Operations Research; Optimization algorithms; Quantity discount; Reliability theory. Replacement problems; Shipping; Studies; Tabu search; Transportproblem; Tabu search; Quantity discount; Filter-and-fan; Freight allocation; Heuristic; Costs; Linear programming; Mixed integer programming; Experimental study; Modeling; Search algorithm; Discounting; Distributor; Heuristic method; NP hard problem; Maritime transportation; Reliability; Contract; Logistics