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A new auction-based mechanism has been introduced and evaluated. It allows for a packagewize placement of complementary transportation orders in Internet-based spot markets, it is simple and it imposes no extra effort on shippers. This mechanism is called Dynamic Alliance auction. Dynamic Alliance auctions were developed for DaimlerChrysler’s Internet-based freight marketplace (Fleetboard (2002)). The aim was to provide this marketplace with an unprecedent service.
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Ihde, T. (2004). Putting Insights to Practice. In: Dynamic Alliance Auctions. Contributions to Management Science. Physica, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-57430-6_9
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