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empty container repositioning: a standalone construct

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Freight and logistics

the problem of moving empty containers from surplus to deficit locations caused by trade imbalances, under uncertain demand.

In freight and logistics, empty container repositioning refers to the problem of moving empty containers from surplus to deficit locations caused by trade imbalances, under uncertain demand. This meaning comes from Crainic (1993) in Operations Research.[1]

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References

  1. Crainic, T. G., Gendreau, M., & Dejax, P. (1993). Dynamic and Stochastic Models for the Allocation of Empty Containers. Operations Research, 41(1), 102-126. https://doi.org/10.1287/opre.41.1.102

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