containership routing and scheduling in liner shipping
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University of WollongongResearch Online
Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences -Papers: Part A Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences
2014
Containership routing and scheduling in linershipping: overview and future research directionsQiang MengNational University of Singapore
Shuaian WangUniversity of Wollongong, [email protected]
Henrik AnderssonNorwegian University of Science and Technology
Kristian ThunNorwegian University of Science and Technology
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Publication DetailsMeng, Q., Wang, S., Andersson, H. & Thun, K. (2014). Containership routing and scheduling in liner shipping: overview and futureresearch directions. Transportation Science, 48 (2), 265-280.
Containership routing and scheduling in liner shipping: overview andfuture research directions
AbstractThis paper reviews studies from the past 30 years that use operations research methods to tackle containershiprouting and scheduling problems at the strategic, tactical, and operational planning levels. These problems arefirst classified and summarized, with a focus on model formulations, assumptions, and algorithm design. Thepaper then gives an overview of studies on containership fleet size and mix, alliance strategy, and networkdesign (at the strategic level); frequency determination, fleet deployment, speed optimization, and scheduledesign (at the tactical level); and container booking and routing and ship rescheduling (at the operationallevel). The paper further elaborates on the needs of the liner container shipping industry and notes the gapbetween existing academic studies and industrial practices. Research on containership routing and schedulinglags behind practice, especially in the face of the fast growth of the container shipping industry and theadvancement of operations research and computer technology. The purpose of this paper is to stimulate morepractically relevant research in this emerging area.
Keywordsdirections, liner, scheduling, routing, shipping, overview, future, containership, research
DisciplinesEngineering | Science and Technology Studies
Publication DetailsMeng, Q., Wang, S., Andersson, H. & Thun, K. (2014). Containership routing and scheduling in linershipping: overview and future research directions. Transportation Science, 48 (2), 265-280.
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