Saving our energy sources and meeting Kyoto emission reduction targets while minimizing costs with application of vehicle logistics optimization

TAC/ATC 2006 - 2006 Annual Conference and Exhibition of the Transportation Association of Canada: Transportation Without Boundaries

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages

  Christie, James S ^a   Satir, Salim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Commercial vehicle optimization; Emission reduction; Meeting kyoto target; Vehicle logistics optimization; Vehicle routing and scheduling

Indexed keywords

COSTS; ECONOMICS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FLEET OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTATION; TRUCKS;

EMISSION REDUCTION; KYOTO TARGET; LOGISTICS OPTIMIZATION; VEHICLE OPTIMIZATION; VEHICLE ROUTING AND SCHEDULING;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84898427976     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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