Locating short-term empty-container storage facilities to support port operations: A user optimal approach

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 738-754

  Lei, Ting L ^a   Church, Richard L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Container transport; Empty container logistics; Facility location; Integer linear programming; Marine port operations

Indexed keywords

CONTAINER SHIP; CONTAINER TERMINAL; NUMERICAL METHOD; PORT OPERATION; SHIPPING; TRUCKING;

CALIFORNIA; LONG BEACH; LOS ANGELES [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955086012     PISSN: 13665545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2011.01.004     Document Type: Article

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