Real-time trailer scheduling for crossdock operations

Transportation Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 5-20

  Wang, Jiana Fu ^a   Regan, Amelia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; FREIGHT TRANSPORT; LOGISTICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM;

EID: 49249128652     PISSN: 00411612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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