The berth allocation problem with mobile quay walls: Problem definition, solution procedures, and extensions

Journal of Scheduling

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 289-303

  Emde, Simon ^a   Boysen, Nils ^a   Briskorn, Dirk ^b  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIEGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Berth allocation problem; Branch and bound; Container logistics; Mobile quay walls

Indexed keywords

QUAY WALLS; SHIPS; TRANSFER CASES (VEHICLES);

BERTH ALLOCATION PROBLEM; BRANCH AND BOUNDS; CONTAINER LOGISTICS; DECISION PROBLEMS; FLOATING PLATFORMS; PROBLEM DEFINITION; SOLUTION PROCEDURE; SUITABLE SOLUTIONS;

RESERVATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 84901986744     PISSN: 10946136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10951-013-0358-5     Document Type: Article

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