Sizing off-shore transhipment systems: A case study in maritime dry-bulk transportation

Production Planning and Control

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 15-27

  Cigolini, Roberto ^a   Pero, Margherita ^a   Rossi, Tommaso ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b CREMS Centre for Research on Health Economics Social and Health Care Management Carlo Cattaneo University LIUC   (Italy)

Author keywords

maritime transportation; performance measurement; simulation

Indexed keywords

COST ANALYSIS; EXPECTED EFFECTS; MARITIME TRANSPORTATION; NEIGHBOURHOOD; OFF-SHORE; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS; SERVICE LEVELS; SIMULATION; TRANSHIPMENT; WEATHER CONDITIONS;

BARGES; COST ACCOUNTING; ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; WATERWAY TRANSPORTATION;

RIVERS;

EID: 84871348190     PISSN: 09537287     EISSN: 13665871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09537287.2011.598266     Document Type: Review

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