The resource transfer problem (RTP) is a modeling and solution framework for integrated complex scheduling and rich vehicle routing problems. It allows the modeling of a wide variety of scheduling problems, vehicle routing problems, their combination with integrated problems, as well as various...

Cornelia Warmer führt mittels quantitativer Methoden eine strategische Netzwerkplanung zur Gestaltung eines unternehmensinternen Konsolidierungsnetzwerkes für Teilladungen im interkontinentalen Seeverkehr durch. Hierfür werden verschiedene praxisnahe mathematische Formulierungen des Hub...

Situation des Ladungsverkehrs -- Neuere Ansätze der Transportplanung -- Ausgewählte Grundlagen der Touren- und Standortplanung -- Ein multikriterielles Location Routing Problem mit Abholungen, Auslieferungen, Umladungen und mehrfachem Fahrzeugeinsatz -- Problemdekomposition mit heuristischen...

Planungsprobleme am Containerterminal -- Das RMG-System als potentieller Engpass -- RMG-Optimierung eines Lagerblockes -- Verfahren zur integrierten Transportoptimierung -- Vergleich der Optimierungsansätze.

Simulation Approaches in Transportation Analysis: Recent Advances and Challenges presents the latest developments in transport simulation, including dynamic network simulation and micro-simulation of people's movement in an urban area. It offers a collection of the major simulation models that...

Network problems are manifold and extremely complex. Many problems result from engineering details or mathematical difficulties, others are caused by disregarding economic principles and imperfections of markets. The text provides a fairly integrated approach of transportation related `network...

Transportation management in today’s consumer goods industry can be characterized by a high proportion of outsourced transportation services. Due to rising freight costs consumer goods manufacturers are seeking opportunities to increase the efficiency of their transportation network. This book...

This book presents the essential concepts of operations research and engineering management in a structured manner. Starting with the basic functions of management - planning, organizing, leading and controlling - it introduces the reader to the process of strategic decision-making, covering the...

Fundamental Theories of Mega Infrastructure Construction Management: Theoretical Considerations from Chinese Practices is a collection of decades of research and applications of managing megaprojects using theories of complex systems and management sciences. It presents basic (classical) theory...

Examining women’s diverse experiences of male-dominated work, this ground-breaking book explores what sexuality and gender means to women working in the construction and transport industries. Using accounts from heterosexual women and lesbians working in professional, manual and operational...