Framework of synchromodal transportation problems

Abstract

Though literature reviews of synchromodal transportation exist, no generalised mathematical model of these problems has been found yet. In this paper such a framework is introduced, by which mathematical models described in literature on synchromodal transportation problems can be classified. This framework should help researchers and developers to find solution methodologies that are commonly used in their problem instance and to grasp characteristics of the models and cases in a compact way, enabling easy classification, comparison and insight in complexity