The Impact of Foldable Containers on Container Fleet Management Costs in Hinterland Transport
The Impact of Foldable Containers on Container Fleet Management Costs in Hinterland Transport
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DOI：
10.1016/j.tre.2009.12.008
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发表时间：
2010-09
影响因子：
10.6
通讯作者：
Koichi Shintani;R. Konings;A. Imai
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作者：
Koichi Shintani;R. Konings;A. Imai
本文分析了通过使用可折叠集装箱重新定位空集装箱来节省集装箱车队管理成本的可能性。我们将整个空集装箱流建模为一个整数规划问题，在空集装箱流行程中采用不同的策略。利用该模型对内陆地区的空箱调仓优化进行了数值实验，该地区因贸易极度不平衡导致空箱调仓问题严重。研究发现，与使用标准集装箱相比，可折叠集装箱可以大大节省重新定位成本。
This paper analyzes the possibility to save container fleet management costs in repositioning empty containers through the use of foldable containers. We model this entire empty container flow as an integer programming problem with different strategies in empty container flow itinerary. The model is used to carry out numerical experiments that optimize the empty container repositioning in the hinterland, where there are serious empty container repositioning problems caused by extremely imbalanced trades. The study finds that foldable containers can substantially save on repositioning costs compared to the use of standard containers.