Research Article

Freight Time and Cost Optimization in Complex Logistics Networks

Table 1

Potential cost savings if additional warehouses are utilized.

LocationStorage cost (%)
HighMediumLow

Location 110.510.511.0
Location 210.510.510.7
Location 310.711.514.4
All10.711.515.1

The first three rows represent the total corporate savings of optimized delivery with the addition of one warehouse. The final line is the total savings with all three of the additional warehouses. The labels high, medium, and low denote the reference values used to calculate storage costs for the additional locations.