Optimal fleet utilization and replacement

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 3-20

  Jin, Di ^a   Kite Powell, Hauke L ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Capital equipment; Fleet; Optimal control; Replacement; Ship; Utilization

Indexed keywords

SHIPPING; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING;

EID: 0033987029     PISSN: 13665545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1366-5545(99)00021-6     Document Type: Article

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