Scheduling Tank Container Movements for Chemical Logistics

• Main Authors: KARIMI, A., MOOSA, Sharafali, MAHALINGAM, H.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2005
• Subjects: Operations and Supply Chain Management; Operations Research, Systems Engineering and Industrial Engineering; Transportation
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/886; https://doi.org/10.1002/aic.10295
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Effective logistics is the key to improving supply chain performance. Tank containers are attractive from the viewpoints of safety, cost, and environment, and are widely used for transporting fluid chemicals. Minimizing the logistics costs arising from the container flow imbalances across the globe...