| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations (some color). |
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text file |
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PDF |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Series |
Operations research/computer science interfaces series ; volume 57
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Operations research/computer science interfaces series ; v. 57.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Containerized Shipping -- Liner Shipping Fleet Repositioning -- Methodological Background -- Liner Shipping Fleet Repositioning without Cargo -- Liner Shipping Fleet Repositioning with Cargo -- Conclusion. |
| Summary |
This monograph addresses several critical problems to the operations of shipping lines and ports, and provides algorithms and mathematical models for use by shipping lines and port authorities for decision support. One of these problems is the repositioning of container ships in a liner shipping network in order to adjust the network to seasonal shifts in demand or changes in the world economy. We provide the first problem description and mathematical model of repositioning and define the liner shipping fleet repositioning problem (LSFRP). The LSFRP is characterized by chains of interacting activities with a multi-commodity flow over paths defined by the activities chosen. We first model the problem without cargo flows with a variety of well-known optimization techniques, as well as using a novel method called linear temporal optimization planning that combines linear programming with partial-order planning in a branch-and-bound framework. We then model the LSFRP with cargo flows, using several different mathematical models as well as two heuristic approaches. We evaluate our techniques on a real-world dataset that includes a scenario from our industrial collaborator. We show that our approaches scale to the size of problems faced by industry, and are also able to improve the profit on the reference scenario by over US$14 million. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Optimum ship routing.
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Optimum ship routing. |
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Electronics in navigation.
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Electronics in navigation. |
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Cargo ships.
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Cargo ships. |
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Management of specific areas. |
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International economics. |
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Operational research. |
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TRANSPORTATION -- Navigation. |
| Indexed Term |
ketenmanagement |
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supply chain management |
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logistiek |
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logistics |
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operationeel onderzoek |
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operations research |
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economie |
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economics |
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bedrijfswetenschap |
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management science |
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internationale economie |
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international economy |
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Management studies, Business Administration, Organizational Science (General) |
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Economics (General) |
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Management, bedrijfskunde, organisatiekunde (algemeen) |
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Economie (algemeen) |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Printed edition: 9783319176642 |
| ISBN |
9783319176659 (electronic book) |
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331917665X (electronic book) |
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3319176641 (print) |
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9783319176642 (print) |
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9783319176666 (print) |
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3319176668 |
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9783319368412 (print) |
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3319368419 |
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9783319176642 |
| Standard No. |
10.1007/978-3-319-17665-9 |
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