Truck sizing models for recyclables pick-up

Computers and Industrial Engineering

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 621-636

  Reimer, Bryan ^a   Sodhi, Manbir ^b   Jayaraman, Vaidyanathan ^c  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^b University of Rhode Island   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Electronic recyclables; Recyclables collection; Truck partition; Truck sizing

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GARBAGE TRUCKS; HOUSES; OPTIMIZATION; STRATEGIC PLANNING; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ELECTRONIC RECYCLABLES; RECYCLABLES COLLECTION; TRUCK PARTITION; TRUCK SIZING;

RECYCLING;

EID: 33751163051     PISSN: 03608352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cie.2006.06.007     Document Type: Article

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