Survey Paper---A Review of Empty Flows and Fleet Management Models in Freight Transportation

Pierre J. Dejax and Teodor Gabriel Crainic
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Pierre J. Dejax: École Centrale de Paris, Chatenay-Malabry, Cedex, France
Teodor Gabriel Crainic: Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Transportation Science, 1987, vol. 21, issue 4, 227-248

Abstract: The transportation of freight, by any mode, usually generates a significant number of empty vehicle movements. Understanding and controlling this phenomenon is important for all levels of transportation and logistic system planning. In this paper, we propose a taxonomy of empty vehicle flow problems and models and review the existing literature on the subject. Major research trends and perspectives are identified and the advantages of a hierarchically integrated approach for the simultaneous management of empty and loaded freight vehicle movements are discussed.

Date: 1987
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