DocumentCode :
2718126
Title :
A strategic approach for dispatch
Author :
Anchieta, Célia Maria Guimarães ; Martin, Jean-François ; Trudel, Martin
Author_Institution :
Intelligent Vehicle/Highway Syst. Res. Team, Laval Univ., Que., Canada
fYear :
1995
fDate :
30 Jul-2Aug 1995
Firstpage :
81
Lastpage :
85
Abstract :
The increase of the average transport distances and number of trips, the decrease of equipment productivity and the specialisation of services and vehicles are the most important repercussions of the current economic context on the goods transport industry. Dispatch is highly affected by those constraints in so far as it realizes the “goods-drivers-trucks-trips” allocation. The dispatch strategy has direct repercussions on the profitability of the company. In fact, if the dispatch strategy is supply-oriented and aimed to increase equipment productivity, the company will be limited by its own capacities and resources. On the other hand, if the strategy is demand-oriented with regard to satisfy the maximum of it, the company must strive to find resources in order to satisfy its immediate needs. Therefore, which strategy would be the best with regard to the new economic context? The authors present a strategic approach for dispatch as one which can contribute significant competitive advantages to goods haulage companies. They also propose dispatch strategies which can be implemented by these companies in order to better manage operating costs and service differentiation
Keywords :
economics; goods distribution; transportation; company profitability; competitive advantages; demand-oriented strategy; dispatch strategy; equipment productivity; goods dispatch; goods haulage companies; goods transport industry; operating costs management; service differentiation; supply-oriented strategy; Context-aware services; Environmental economics; Industrial economics; Intelligent vehicles; Logistics; Manufacturing; Production; Productivity; Proposals; Road transportation;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
TransTech Conference, 1995. Proceedings, 1995 Pacific Rim
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2610-5
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/PRTTC.1995.518067
Filename :
518067
Link To Document :
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