Service Network Design: A Literature Review

Nowadays, transportation problems (such as freight transportation, routing problem, etc.), became an important issue for the international and locals economic. In this article, we are interested in the term service network design which covers the tactical planning issues for consolidation transportation. Deliberate and well planning of operations is settled by a group of corresponding and integral decisions whose main goal is to establish an ideal and optimal allotment of application and utilization of resources. This is applied in order to accomplish the aims of the economic and clients service of the rm. We present literature review from 2009 onward, and we conclude our review article with perspective directions.