An optimal containership slot allocation for liner shipping revenue management |
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| Authors: | Shin-Chan Ting Gwo-Hshiung Tzeng |
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| Institution: | Faculty of Commerce and Business Adminstration , University of British Columbia , Vancouver, V6T 1W5, Canada |
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| Abstract: | In the competitive liner shipping market, carriers may utilize revenue management systems to increase profits by using slot allocation and pricing. In this paper, related research on revenue management for transportation industries is reviewed. A conceptual model for liner shipping revenue management (LSRM) is proposed and a slot allocation model is formulated through mathematical programming to maximize freight contribution. We illustrate this slot allocation model with a case study of a Taiwan liner shipping company and the results show the applicability and better performances than the previous allocation used in practice. |
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