A Mixed-Integer Programming Approach to Air Cargo Fleet Planning

Roy E. Marsten and Michael R. Muller
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Roy E. Marsten: University of Arizona
Michael R. Muller: The Flying Tiger Line, Los Angeles

Management Science, 1980, vol. 26, issue 11, 1096-1107

Abstract: This paper deals with the mathematical programming aspects of a long range planning study done for the Flying Tiger Line, an all-cargo airline. The study addressed two strategic problems: the design of the service network and the selection and deployment of the aircraft fleet. We show how the concept of a spider graph provides a natural building block for network design and present a mixed-integer programming model that enables the planner to evaluate any network constructed from spider graphs by determining the most profitable selection of aircraft and routing of cargo.

Keywords: integer programming application; air transportation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1980
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