The estimation of the initial number of berths in a port system based on cost function

Journal of Marine Science and Technology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 35-45

  Huang, Wen Chih ^a   Wu, Sheng Chieh ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cost Function; Level of Service (L.O.S.); Queuing System; The Initial Number of Berths

Indexed keywords

COSTS; OPTIMIZATION; QUEUEING NETWORKS;

COST FUNCTION; LEVEL OF SERVICE (L.O.S.); QUEUING SYSTEM; THE INITIAL NUMBER OF BIRTHS;

PORT STRUCTURES;

EID: 26644456953     PISSN: 10232796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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