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Modelling Empty Container Repositioning Logistics
The book takes the inventory control perspective to tackle empty container repositioning logistics problems in regional transportation systems by...
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Empty Equipment Logistics and Empty Container Repositioning (ECR)
This chapter first provides a general discussion of empty equipment logistics including empty freight vehicle redistribution, empty passenger vehicle...
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Forecasting worldwide empty container availability with machine learning techniques
Due to imbalances in the global transport of containerised goods, liner ship** companies go to great lengths to match the regional supply and...
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Managing Empty Containers
Container cost is one of the most important items of a container ship** company’s total cost. The basic elements of the container cost include...
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Reliable container supply chain under disruption
In this study, we develop a reliable formulation based on a container network flow problem, along with the full implementation of an empty container...
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Implications of economies of scale and scope for round-trip ship** canvassing with empty container repositioning
Empty containers need to be repositioned from a surplus area to a shortage area, and the resulting economies of scope mean that the canvassing (i.e.,...
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An integrated fleet planning model with empty vehicle repositioning for an intermodal transportation system
Fleet planning problems in intermodal transportation represent one of the most important problems in logistics. In addition to the integration of...
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A collaborative decision support framework for sustainable cargo composition in container ship** services
This paper proposes a decision support system (DSS) for optimizing cargo composition, and resulting stowage plan, in a containership of a ship**...
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Optimizing container terminal operations: a systematic review of operations research applications
Operations research techniques have helped optimize container terminal operations over the past decades and have been a regular feature of maritime...
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Comparing allocation and relocation policies at a logistics service container terminal: a discrete-event simulation approach
This research is focused on the analysis of a container terminal common in industrial zones in urban areas, called the logistic services container...
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Cost minimizing planning of container inspection and repair in multiple facilities
A problem of optimal mid-term or long-term planning of inspection and repair of freight containers in multiple facilities is introduced and...
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A learning-based co-planning method with truck and container routing for improved barge departure times
Cooperation between container transport service providers can increase efficiency in the logistics sector significantly. However, cooperation between...
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The impact of foldable containers on the cost of empty container relocation in the hinterland of seaports
This study analyses the impact of using foldable containers in terms of cost savings of truck drayage operations, of both loaded and empty...
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Strategic alliances in container ship**: A review of the literature and future research agenda
Strategic alliances are the most common type of collaboration agreement used by ship** lines to provide worldwide maritime container transport...
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Literature review and comparative analysis of inland waterways transport: “Container on Barge”
Container on Barge (COB) facilitates intermodal transportation by transporting ship** containers on barge tows. COB has seen rapid expansion...
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Mixed-Integer Linear Programming Formulations for the Inbound Container Remarshaling Problem in an Automated Container Terminal
In this paper, we study the inbound container remarshaling problem in an automated container terminal, which jointly optimizes the allocation of...
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Optimal and Near-Optimal ECR Policies in Hub-and-Spoke Systems: Continuous Review
This chapter considers the ECR problem in a hub-and-spoke transportation system over an infinite time horizon. Similar to the methodology in Chap....
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Integrated Lot Sizing Model for a Multi-type Container Return System with Shared Repair Facility and Possible Storage Constraint
Containerisation has made global trade faster, more efficient, and safer, but it also comes with the challenge of container repositioning due to the...
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Optimal ECR Policy in Two-Depot Shuttle Systems: Continuous Review
This chapter addresses the ECR problem in a two-depot shuttle service system over an infinite time horizon with the focus of deriving optimal...
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Solving the winner determination problem with discounted bids in transportation auctions
Continuing advances in modern technologies have transformed the procedure of transportation procurement through auctions in supply chain management...
