SCALE Working Paper Series: Recent submissions
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The End of “Set It and Forget It” Pricing? Opportunities for Market-Based Freight Contracts
(2022-03-22)In the for-hire truckload market, firms often experience unexpected transportation cost increases due to contracted transportation service provider (carrier) load rejections. The dominant procurement strategy results in ... -
Two Quasi-Experiments Concerning Working Conditions of American Truck Drivers
(2021-03-05)Two quasi-experiments are presented concerning the working conditions of American long-haul truck drivers. Using driver weeks as the unit of analysis, we present several statistically significant differences between driver ... -
A Discrete Simulation-Based Optimization Algorithm for the Design of Highly Responsive Last-Mile Distribution Networks
Online and omnichannel retailers are proposing increasingly tight delivery deadlines, moving closer towards instant on-demand delivery. To operate last-mile distribution systems with such tight delivery deadlines efficiently, ...
