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Solution Approach

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A review of contributions suggesting measures to increase transportation efficiency was provided in the previous section. According to Stank and Goldsby (2000) in operative transportation decision making, primary cost saving opportunities include:

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Seiler, T. (2011). Solution Approach. In: Operative Transportation Planning. Contributions to Management Science. Physica, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7908-2792-7_5

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