Empty container management in a port with long-run average criterion

Mathematical and Computer Modelling

Volumn 40, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 85-100

  Li, Jing An ^a   Liu, Ke ^b   Leung, Stephen C H ^a   Lai, Kin Keung ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Containerization problem; Inventory; Markov decision process; Negative demand

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONS; LOGISTICS; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; NUMBER THEORY; PORTS AND HARBORS; WATERWAY TRANSPORTATION;

EMPTY CONTAINER MANAGEMENT; INFINITE-HORIZON PROBLEM;

PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 9944223888     PISSN: 08957177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcm.2003.12.005     Document Type: Article

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