A decision support system for the operational planning of solid waste collection

Waste Management

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1286-1297

  de Oliveira Simonetto, Eugênio ^a   Borenstein, Denis ^b  

^a Federal Center of Technological Education of São Vicente do Sul CEFET SVS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLID WASTES;

SOLID WASTE COLLECTION; VEHICLE ALLOCATION;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLID WASTES; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; SOFTWARE; SOLID WASTE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ARTICLE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ALGORITHMS; BRAZIL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; COST SAVINGS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; GEOGRAPHY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; REFUSE DISPOSAL; TRANSPORTATION;

BRAZIL; PORTO ALEGRE; RIO GRANDE DO SUL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 34547099573     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2006.06.012     Document Type: Article

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