A tree search procedure for the container pre-marshalling problem

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 217, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 531-540

  Bortfeldt, Andreas ^a   Forster, Florian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Container pre marshalling; Logistics; Seaport; Transportation; Tree search

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL RESULTS; CONTAINER TERMINAL; GROUP INDEX; HEURISTIC TREE SEARCH; SEAPORT; SOLUTION APPROACH; TREE SEARCH;

FORESTRY; LOGISTICS; PORTS AND HARBORS; TRANSPORTATION;

CONTAINERS;

CONTAINERS; FORESTRY; HARBORS; HEURISTIC METHODS; MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS HANDLING; TRANSPORT;

EID: 81855209013     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2011.10.005     Document Type: Article

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