A shortest-path algorithm for solving the fleet management problem in underground mines

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 166, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 497-506

  Gamache, Michel ^a   Grimard, Renaud ^a   Cohen, Paul ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dispatching; Fleet management; Routing; Scheduling; Underground mining

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COSTS; DECISION MAKING; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; PROBLEM SOLVING; RANDOM PROCESSES; SCHEDULING; UNDERGROUND STRUCTURES; VEHICLES;

DISPATCHING SYSTEMS; FLEET MANAGEMENT; ROUTING; UNDERGROUND MINING;

FLEET OPERATIONS;

EID: 13544265333     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2004.03.008     Document Type: Article

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