Static and dynamic time-space strategic models and algorithms for multilevel rail-car fleet management

Management Science

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 235-250

  Sherali, Hanif D ^a   Tuncbilek, Cihan H ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic Time Space Network; Fleet Sizing; Rail Car Management; Strategic Planning Models

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CALIBRATION; HEURISTIC METHODS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; RAILROAD CARS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

DECOMPOSITION HEURISTIC; DYNAMIC TIME SPACE NETWORK; FLEET SIZING; RAIL CAR FLEET MANAGEMENT;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 0031074486     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.43.2.235     Document Type: Article

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