Optimal Management of Heterogeneous Fleets of Empty Containers

DI FRANCESCO, MASSIMO;MANCA, ANTONIO;OLIVO, ALESSANDRO;ZUDDAS, PAOLA
2006-01-01

Abstract

This paper focuses on a major logistic challenge for carriers in dealing with door-to-door freight transportation. In order to ensure continuity of activity, they must properly plan empty container reallocation. Several sources of randomness are involved in this problem, such as customer orders, returning containers, delays and equipment failures. Since empty flows will never be eliminated completely, transportation firms can improve their performance by developing information technologies and appropriate decision support systems. We propose a mathematical model for managing a heterogeneous fleet of empty containers over a given planning horizon. Some computational results are also presented.
2006
Inglese
Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems, Logistics and Supply Chain
2-930294-17-5
922
931
10
Information Systems, Logistics and Supply Chain
richiesto
MAY 14-17
Lyon, France
internazionale
isbn: 2-930294-17385
4 Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)::4.1 Contributo in Atti di convegno
DI FRANCESCO, Massimo; Manca, Antonio; Olivo, Alessandro; Zuddas, Paola
273
4
4.1 Contributo in Atti di convegno
none
info:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObject
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