Optimizing fleet size and delivery scheduling for multi-temperature food distribution

Applied Mathematical Modelling

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1077-1091

  Hsu, Chaug Ing ^a   Chen, Wei Ting ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Delivery scheduling; Fleet size; Multi temperature joint delivery; Perishable food; Time dependent consumer demand

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894900250     PISSN: 0307904X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apm.2013.07.036     Document Type: Article

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