Barge fleet layout optimization

International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 97-107

  Depuy, Gail W ^a   Taylor, G Don ^a   Whyte, Todd ^b  

^a University of Louisville   (United States)

^b American Commercial Barge Line   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; FLEET OPERATIONS; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; PLANT LAYOUT;

FLEET LAYOUT; TOW BREAKDOWN;

COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING;

EID: 1242330281     PISSN: 0951192X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09511920310001593074     Document Type: Conference Paper

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