Analysis of intermodal freight from China to Indian Ocean: A goal programming approach

• Main Authors: YANG, Xuejing, LOW, Joyce M. W., TANG, Loon Ching
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2011
• Subjects: Intermodal transportation; Goal programming; Routing between China and Indian Ocean; Route competitions and developments; Asian Studies; Operations and Supply Chain Management; Transportation
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/3236; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2010.05.007
• Institution: Singapore Management University

This paper presents an intermodal network optimization model to examine the competitiveness of 36 alternative routings for freight moving from China to and beyond Indian Ocean. The proposed model, which is built upon the principles of goal programming, is able to handle multiple and conflicting obje...