A mathematical modeling approach to improving locomotive utilization at a freight railroad

Omega

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 472-485

  Kuo, Ching Chung ^a   Nicholls, Gillian M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

Allocation; Integer programming; Mathematical modeling; Rail transport

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENGINES; FLEET OPERATIONS; INVESTMENTS; LOCOMOTIVES; RAILROADS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ALLOCATION; FREIGHT RAILROADS; INTEGER PROGRAM- MING; LIGHT ENGINES; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; MIXED INTEGER LINEAR PROGRAM; MIXED INTEGER-LINEAR PROGRAMMES; MODELING APPROACH; RAIL TRANSPORT; TRANSPORTATION MODE;

INTEGER PROGRAMMING;

EID: 33751535486     PISSN: 03050483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.omega.2005.09.003     Document Type: Article

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