Horizontal Cooperation in Transport and Logistics: A Literature Review

By F. Cruijssen, W. Dullaert, Hein A. Fleuren. Transportation journal, 2007

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This article presents a broad review of horizontal cooperation in transport and logistics. This topic is fast gaining momentum in the logistics sector and is thus highly relevant from a practical point of view. Moreover, horizontal cooperation is also interesting from a theoretical perspective because it can be approached by various disciplines, offering a forum for economists, operations researchers, and psychologists, among others. The purpose of this article is to provide a starting point for intensified future research on the topic of horizontal cooperation. In addition to a discussion of various types of horizontal cooperation and closely related literature, the drivers, impediments, and facilitators are reviewed and supported by an extensive bibliography.

Subfields: Management Information Systems, Strategy and Management

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In Management Information Systems

1. Gilbert Laporte
2. Richard F. Hartl
3. Margaretha Gansterer
4. Thibaut Vidal

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2. Richard F. Hartl
3. Margaretha Gansterer

Citations in the corpus

• A concise guide to existing and emerging vehicle routing problem variants (2019, background): “Nowadays, as reviewed in Cuda et al. (2015) and Guastaroba et al.”
• Spatial concentration and location dynamics in logistics:the case of a Dutch province (2013, neutral): “Still, localized learning and cooperation may be relevant, as Cruijssen et al. (2007b) concluded that one of the important impediments for horizontal cooperation in transport and logistics is the difficulty in finding a trusted party.”
• Collaborative vehicle routing: A survey (2017, methodology): “ use the terms collaboration and cooperation interchangeable. In the literature, there is an agreement that collaboration is a strong type of cooperation. However, the boundary between them is vague (Cruijssen et al., 2007c). Preprint submitted to Elsevier June 19, 2017 arXiv:1706.05254v1 [cs.MA] 13”