A fuzzy approach for container positioning considering sustainable profit optimization

A. Graf von Westarp and O. Schinas

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 2016, vol. 92, issue C, 56-66

Abstract: Liner companies are forced to operate efficiently due to regulatory and market competition patterns and requirements. Container positioning is a vital part of their strategy. Instead of minimizing costs of moving empty units as preferred in the literature, this paper presents a formulation that optimizes the trade-off between full and empty units. Paradoxically, carrying empty instead of full units in some cases leads to more profitable operations. This paper considers these as well as the derived CO2 footprint aspects. Owing to the seasonality and incompleteness of data, a fuzzy optimization approach is chosen.

Keywords: Maritime transportation; Fuzzy optimization; Empty positioning; Liner services (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2016.04.014

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