A rolling horizon model to optimize aerodynamic efficiency of intermodal freight trains with uncertainty

Transportation Science

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 466-477

  Lai, Yung Cheng ^a   Ouyang, Yanfeng ^b   Barkan, Christopher P L ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

Emissions; Energy efficiency; Intermodal freight; Rail transportation; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION; OPTIMIZATION; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION;

AERODYNAMIC EFFICIENCY; INTERMODAL FREIGHT; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; OPTIMIZATION MODELS; RAIL TRANSPORTATION; ROLLING HORIZON SCHEME; UNCERTAIN INFORMATIONS; UNCERTAINTY;

FREIGHT CARS;

EID: 70449625484     PISSN: 00411655     EISSN: 15265447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/trsc.1080.0245     Document Type: Article

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