Optimization of handling equipment in the container terminal of the Port of Barcelona, Spain

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1963, 2006, Pages 44-51

  Soriguera, F ^a   Robuste, F ^a   Juanola, R ^b   Lopez Pita, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b Tarragona Port Authority   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAINERS; DECISION THEORY; LOGISTICS; QUEUEING THEORY; WATERWAY TRANSPORTATION;

HANDLING EQUIPMENTS; LOGISTIC PLATFORMS; MARINE CONTAINER TERMINAL; PORT OPERATIONS;

PORT TERMINALS;

EID: 33845299813     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1963-06     Document Type: Conference Paper

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