Simulation-based optimization for discharge/loading operations at a maritime container terminal

OR Spectrum

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 543-567

  Legato, Pasquale ^a   Mazza, Rina Mary ^a   Trunfio, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Container terminal logistics; Scheduling; Simulated annealing; Simulation based optimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953537858     PISSN: 01716468     EISSN: 14366304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00291-010-0207-2     Document Type: Article

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