Milk Run Design: Definitions, Concepts and Solution Approaches

• Main Author: Meyer, Anne (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: KIT Scientific Publishing 2017
• Series: Wissenschaftliche Berichte des Instituts für Fördertechnik und Logistiksysteme des Karlsruher Instituts für Technologie
• Subjects: Technology: general issues; Mathematical Optimization; Supply Chain Management; Lean Manufacturing; Mathematische Optimierung
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Efficient inbound networks in the European automotive industry rely on a set of different transport concepts including milk runs - understood as regularly scheduled pickup tours. The complexity of designing such a mixed network makes decision support necessary: In this book we provide definitions, m...