A large-scale linear programming model for finding optimal container inspection strategies

Naval Research Logistics

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 404-420

  Boros, E ^a   Fedzhora, L ^a   Kantor, P B ^a   Saeger, K ^b   Stroud, P ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Container inspection; Linear programming; Sensor sequencing

Indexed keywords

CARGO SHIPS; CONTAINER INSPECTION; INSPECTION STRATEGY; LINEAR PROGRAMMING MODELS; MIXED STRATEGY; MULTIPLE THRESHOLD; OPTIMAL INSPECTION; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; REALISTIC LIMITATION; SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES;

CONTAINERS; DECISION TREES; DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; INSPECTION EQUIPMENT; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; LINEARIZATION; OFFSHORE PIPELINES; OPTIMIZATION; SENSORS; SHIPS;

INSPECTION;

EID: 67749101934     PISSN: 0894069X     EISSN: 15206750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nav.20349     Document Type: Article

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