Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1023578 | Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review | 2010 | 14 Pages |
Abstract
This paper analyzes the possibility to save container fleet management costs in repositioning empty containers through the use of foldable containers. We model this entire empty container flow as an integer programming problem with different strategies in empty container flow itinerary. The model is used to carry out numerical experiments that optimize the empty container repositioning in the hinterland, where there are serious empty container repositioning problems caused by extremely imbalanced trades. The study finds that foldable containers can substantially save on repositioning costs compared to the use of standard containers.
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Authors
Koichi Shintani, Rob Konings, Akio Imai,