Scheduling Bulk-Pickup-Delivery Vehicles in Shanghai

Marshall L. Fisher, Huang Jiegang and Tang Bao-Xing
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Marshall L. Fisher: Department of Decision Sciences, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
Huang Jiegang: Department of Industrial Engineering Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 1954 Hua Shan Road, Shanghai 20030, Peoples Republic of China
Tang Bao-Xing: Department of Decision Sciences, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104

Interfaces, 1986, vol. 16, issue 2, 18-23

Abstract: Researchers from the US and China apply optimization methodology to the problem of scheduling a bulk-pickup-and-delivery fleet for a fleet operation in Shanghai. Preliminary observations on the problem and on the differences and similarities in the application of MS/OR in China and the US are offered.

Keywords: transportation:; route; selection (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1986
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