A Mechanism Design Approach to Planning
Problems in Intermodal Transport Logistics
of Large City Sea Ports and Megahubs
Dominik Kress, Sebastian Meiswinkel, Jenny Nossack,
and Erwin Pesch
Abstract
Globalization and digitalization have lead to new challenges and perspectives in
intermodal transport logistics of large city sea ports and megahubs. In particular,
due to an enormous increase of the container throughput over the last decades
and the automatization of megahubs, new planning problems in this field must
consistently be addressed by smart software solutions. In this research article,
we sketch some challenges that arise at megahubs and outline how mechanism
design, as a popular tool that combines ideas from game theory and computer
science, can be an approach to tackle logistics problems that involve multiple
selfish players.
1 Introduction
The creation and widespread use of neologisms like Economy 4.0, Industry 4.0, or
Logistics 4.0, emphasizes the fact that digitalization has released fields to a new
era. Immediate communication via internet, big data analysis, new technologies
D. Kress () · S. Meiswinkel
University of Siegen, Chair of Management Information Science, Siegen, Germany
e-mail: dominik.kress@uni-siegen.de; sebastian.meiswinkel@uni-siegen.de
J. Nossack
Center for Advanced Studies in Management, HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management,
Leipzig, Germany
e-mail: jenny.nossack@hhl.de
E. Pesch
Center for Advanced Studies in Management, HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management,
Leipzig, Germany
University of Siegen, Chair of Management Information Science, Siegen, Germany
e-mail: erwin.pesch@hhl.de, erwin.pesch@uni-siegen.de
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