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Container vessel fleet deployment for liner shipping with stochastic dependencies in shipping demand
Ng, ManWo - In: Transportation Research Part B: Methodological 74 (2015) C, pp. 79-87
acknowledge and account for the significant amount of uncertainty present in shipping demand in real world container shipping. In …The problem of optimal container vessels deployment is one of great significance for the liner shipping industry … exist in the real world), our models account for such dependencies in the most general setting to date. A salient feature of …
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Distribution-free vessel deployment for liner shipping
Ng, ManWo - In: European Journal of Operational Research 238 (2014) 3, pp. 858-862
One important problem faced by the liner shipping industry is the fleet deployment problem. In this problem, the number and type of vessels to be assigned to the various shipping routes need to be determined, in such a way that profit is maximized, while at the same time ensuring that (most of...
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The Vessel Schedule Recovery Problem (VSRP) – A MIP model for handling disruptions in liner shipping
Brouer, Berit D.; Dirksen, Jakob; Pisinger, David; … - In: European Journal of Operational Research 224 (2013) 2, pp. 362-374
world trade between suppliers and customers. The liner shipping industry has come under stress in the last few years due to …
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Wood Veneer: Log Selection, Cutting, and Drying
Lutz, John F. - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 1978
Summarizes current information on cutting and drying veneer from many species of wood. Particular emphasis is placed on wood and log characteristics that affect veneer production; techniques for peeling, slicing, and drying veneer; and species involved.
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INTERMODAL OPTIMIZATION WITH HARMONY SEARCH
BÁNYAI, ÁGOTA - In: Advanced Logistic systems 6 (2012) 1, pp. 57-62
, which makes it possible to find the optimal routing for containers using the possible transportation modes. …
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INTERMODAL OPTIMIZATION WITH HARMONY SEARCH
BÁNYAI, ÁGOTA - In: Polish Journal of Management Studies 6 (2012) 1, pp. 57-62
, which makes it possible to find the optimal routing for containers using the possible transportation modes. …
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Texas Fresh Citrus Shipments by Containers 1972-73
Connolly, Chan C.; Evans, Rhea; Moore, Roger - Agricultural and Food Policy Center (AFPC), Department … - 1973
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International benchmarking of the Australian waterfront
Commission, Productivity - EconWPA - 2002
This study is part of a continuing program of research into the performance of economic infrastructure industries, which was commenced by the Bureau of Industry Economics. It is the third Waterfront Benchmarking report in the cycle. The study builds on the two previous waterfront studies by...
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Risk-averse restructuring of freight railways in China
Pittman, Russell - In: Utilities Policy 19 (2011) 3, pp. 152-160
handle the increased volumes of coal and containers necessary for continued growth, and whether the desired private …
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International benchmarking of container stevedoring
Commission, Productivity - EconWPA - 2003
Productivity at Australian container terminals has improved significantly in absolute terms since 1997 according to …
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