Research into the potential effects of a receiver-led consolidation policy on costs, CO2 emissions and vehicle movements: A case study for the logistics service provider PostNL

The efficiency of a logistic service provider's network can be improved by implementing a receiver-led consolidation policy. This policy means that shipments destined to the same location are consolidated in one truck. The literature states that by doing this the costs, CO2 emissions and number of vehicle movements can be reduced. However,...