Alternative algorithms for the optimization of a simulation model of a multimodal container terminal

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1203-1213

  Kozan, E ^a   Casey, B ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Container; Heuristics; Multimodal; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION; HEURISTIC ALGORITHMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION;

EXPORT CONTAINERS; MULTIMODAL CONTAINER TERMINALS (MMCT); NEAR-OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS;

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34547756854     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602253     Document Type: Article

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