Objectives Derived form Viewing Hazmat Shipments as a Sequence of Independent Bernoulli Trials

Honghua Jin and Rajan Batta
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Honghua Jin: U.S. Steel Corporation, 1 North Broadway, Gary, Indiana 46321
Rajan Batta: Department of Industrial Engineering, 342 Bell Hall, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14260

Transportation Science, 1997, vol. 31, issue 3, 252-261

Abstract: This paper derives six objectives for routing hazardous material by viewing shipments as a sequence of independent Bernoulli trials. An example that compares these objectives is presented. Suitable approximations toward the use of these objectives in an optimization framework are provided. The paper also discusses the objectives from the viewpoint of their use to make actual hazardous material routing decisions.

Date: 1997
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