کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1065292 948549 2011 10 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Effectiveness of an empty container repositioning policy with flexible destination ports
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم انسانی و اجتماعی علوم اجتماعی جغرافیا، برنامه ریزی و توسعه
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Effectiveness of an empty container repositioning policy with flexible destination ports
چکیده انگلیسی

This paper considers an empty container repositioning policy with flexible destination ports. The policy only specifies the direction of the empty flows, whereas ports of destinations are not determined in advance and empty containers are unloaded from vessels as needed. Interviews with industries show its application in practice, but little research has been reported on its effectiveness. The purpose of the paper is to formulate this policy mathematically and evaluate its effectiveness via simulation. Numerical experiments demonstrate that the new policy outperforms the conventional policy significantly in situations where trade demands are imbalanced and container fleet sizes are within a reasonable range.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Transport Policy - Volume 18, Issue 1, January 2011, Pages 92–101
نویسندگان
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