Mixed fleet dispatching in truckload relay network design optimization

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review

Volumn 54, Issue , 2013, Pages 32-49

  Vergara, Hector A ^a   Root, Sarah ^b  

^a Oregon State University   (United States)

^b 3202 Bell Engineering Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite variable; Dispatching; Mixed fleet; Relay network design; Truckload trucking

Indexed keywords

RELAY CONTROL SYSTEMS; TRUCKS;

COMPOSITE VARIABLE; DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; DISPATCHING; DISPATCHING SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL FORMULATION; MIXED FLEET; NETWORK DESIGN; RELAY NETWORK; RELAY NETWORK DESIGN; TRUCKLOAD TRUCKING;

FLEET OPERATIONS;

FREIGHT TRANSPORT; NETWORK DESIGN; OPTIMIZATION; TRANSPORTATION; TRUCKING;

EID: 84877321037     PISSN: 13665545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2013.04.001     Document Type: Article

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