Reducing food losses and carbon emission by using autonomous control - A simulation study of the intelligent container

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 164, Issue , 2015, Pages 400-408

  Haass, Rasmus ^a   Dittmer, Patrick ^b   Veigt, Marius ^b   Lütjen, Michael ^a  

^a Kühne Nagel AG and Co KG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Container; Food waste; Intelligent; Perishable goods; Quality driven distribution; Simulation Rescheduling

Indexed keywords

CARBON; FOOD WASTE; FRUITS; SHIPS;

AUTONOMOUS CONTROL; AUTONOMOUS LOGISTICS; CARBON EMISSIONS; COMPUTATIONAL SIMULATION; INTELLIGENT; PERISHABLE GOODS; SIMULATION RESCHEDULING; SIMULATION STUDIES;

CONTAINERS;

EID: 84927969214     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2014.12.013     Document Type: Article

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