Cost allocation in maintenance clustering

Inspired by collaborative initiatives in the military domain, we analyze a setting in which multiple different players (e.g., Ministries of Defence) have to carry out preventive maintenance jobs. Each player is responsible for one job, with a job-specific minimal frequency and with maintenance costs, consisting of a job-specific variable component and a fixed component, which … Read more

Cooperative locker locations games

More and more people order products online and have parcels delivered to their homes. This leads to more congestion, negatively impacting the environment, public health, and safety. Carriers can use parcel lockers to consolidate and serve their customers to reduce these negative impacts. The implementation of a locker network can, however, be financially challenging. To … Read more