Freight Time and Cost Optimization in Complex Logistics Networks

Figure 1

Shipping strategies. (a) The direct strategy (left) consists of shipping goods from the production facility (blue circle) to customers (green circle). The indirect strategy (right) delivers goods first to an external warehouse (orange circle), where goods are stored and subsequently shipped to customers (green circle). (b) Overview of the customer space and the associated optimal transportation strategies.

(a)

(b)