Operations research at container terminals: a literature update

DOI10.1007/s00291-007-0100-9zbMath1133.90313OpenAlexW2018957623WikidataQ29011742 ScholiaQ29011742MaRDI QIDQ2480797

Stefan Voß, Robert Stahlbock

Publication date: 3 April 2008

Published in: OR Spectrum (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00291-007-0100-9

zbMATH Keywords

OptimizationSimulationPlanningLogisticsContainer terminal

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Transportation, logistics and supply chain management (90B06) Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to operations research and mathematical programming (90-02)

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