An approach for measuring the optimal fleet capacity: Evidence from the container shipping lines in Taiwan

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 118-126

  Wu, Wei Ming ^a  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Container shipping; Excess capacity; Optimal fleet capacity

Indexed keywords

CONTAINER SHIPPING LINE; ECONOMIC MODELS; EXCESS CAPACITY; FLEET DEVELOPMENT; MARKET POWER; OPTIMAL FLEET CAPACITY; SHIPPING INDUSTRY; SHIPPING LINES;

CONTAINERS; OCEANOGRAPHY; OPTIMIZATION;

FLEET OPERATIONS;

EID: 70349425962     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2008.12.020     Document Type: Article

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