E-Book, Englisch, 185 Seiten
The Management of Transshipment Terminals
1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-0-387-30854-8
Verlag: Springer-Verlag
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
Decision Support for Terminal Operations in Finished Vehicle Supply Chains
E-Book, Englisch, 185 Seiten
ISBN: 978-0-387-30854-8
Verlag: Springer-Verlag
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
A unique treatment of the transshipment operation and processes on the shipment of automobiles from the Bremerhaven harbor, Germany. The book is an analytical, theoretical, and practical work that incorporates Network Optimization, Logistics, Distribution, Transportation, and Supply Chain Management into a framework of Information Systems for a comprehensive understanding of the development of transshipment terminals in the global economy. More specifically, the book examines transshipment terminals and how they can be made more efficient.
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Weitere Infos & Material
1;Contents;6
2;Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION;11
2.1;1.1 Freight Transshipment;11
2.2;1.2 Vehicle Transshipment;14
2.3;1.3 Book's Overview;16
3;Chapter 2 AUTOMOBILE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION;19
3.1;2.1 Trends in Automobile Production;19
3.2;2.2 Challenges for Outbound Logistics;25
3.3;2.3 Summary;30
4;Chapter 3 INTERMODAL VEHICLE TRANSSHIPMENT;31
4.1;3.1 Vehicle Transport Market;32
4.2;3.2 Competition Factors for Ports;38
4.3;3.3 Summary;48
5;Chapter 4 MANAGEMENT OF TERMINAL OPERATIONS;51
5.1;4.1 Transshipment Processes;51
5.2;4.2 Management Decisions;56
5.3;4.3 Summary;69
6;Chapter 5 MODELING TERMINAL OPERATIONS;71
6.1;5.1 Vehicle Transshipment Planning;71
6.2;5.2 An Integrated Transshipment Model;76
6.3;5.3 Problem Separation;84
6.4;5.4 Summary;92
7;Chapter 6 ALLOCATION OF STORAGE SPACE;93
7.1;6.1 Space Allocation Problems;93
7.2;6.2 Problem Generation;100
7.3;6.3 Construction Heuristic;103
7.4;6.4 An Evolutionary Algorithm Approach;112
7.5;6.5 Summary;117
8;Chapter 7 PERSONNEL DEPLOYMENT;119
8.1;7.1 The Gang Scheduling Problem;119
8.2;7.2 Tabu Search;127
8.3;7.3 Algorithmic Design;131
8.4;7.4 Computational Investigation;143
8.5;7.5 Summary;147
9;Chapter 8 IT- INTEGRATION OF PLANNING;149
9.1;8.1 Support for Terminal Operations;149
9.2;8.2 Software Support for Planning;152
9.3;8.3 Interplay of Execution and Planning;157
9.4;8.4 Impact of Automated Planning;166
9.5;8.5 Summary;167
10;Bibliography;169
11;Index;183
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