Opportunities for OR in intermodal freight transport research: A review

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 153, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 400-416

  Macharis, C ^a   Bontekoning, Y M ^b  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Intermodal transport; Operational research; Transportation

Indexed keywords

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT;

DATABASE SYSTEMS; FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION; RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 0242364094     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(03)00161-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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