Study on allocation of cement logistics capacity in service supply chain perspective

Abstract

The concept of service supply chain helps us to consider service from different perspective. The service supply chain which is comprised by the service provider, service integrator and customer enterprise can create more value through collaborations. This paper studies the bulk cement transport business, analyzes the cooperation between the logistics service integrator and the logistics service provider. A transport capacity allocation model is established according to the feature of the cement transportation, so as to maximize the satisfaction of the capacity owners and minimize the total transportation cost at the same time. The model solution is provided and a numerical example is given to demonstrate the effectiveness of the method.