The sample average approximation method for empty container repositioning with uncertainties

DOI10.1016/j.ejor.2012.04.018zbMath1253.90051MaRDI QIDQ1926912

Loo Hay Lee, Yin Long, Ek Peng Chew

Publication date: 29 December 2012

Published in: European Journal of Operational Research (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2012.04.018

zbMATH Keywords

transportation; sample average approximation; scenario decomposition; progressive hedging; empty container repositioning

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

62P20: Applications of statistics to economics

90B06: Transportation, logistics and supply chain management

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