Tug scheduling for hinterland barge transport: A branch-and-price approach

Zhen, L; Wang, K; Wang, S; Qu, X

Tug scheduling for hinterland barge transport: A branch-and-price approach

Zhen, L Wang, K Wang, S Qu, X

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Citation:: European Journal of Operational Research, 2018, 265 (1), pp. 119 - 132
Issue Date:: 2018-02-16

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dc.contributor.author	Zhen, L	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Wang, K	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Wang, S	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Qu, X https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0973-3756	en_US
dc.date.issued	2018-02-16	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	European Journal of Operational Research, 2018, 265 (1), pp. 119 - 132	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0377-2217	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/124296
dc.description.abstract	© 2017 Elsevier B.V. In a hinterland barge transport system, barges are usually not self-propelled and need to be towed or pushed by tugs. This study investigates a tug-scheduling problem at a seaport that is located at a river mouth and that connects the hinterland ports along the river with the global maritime transportation network. A mixed-integer programming model is proposed to optimize the assignment of barges to tugs as well as the time when the tugs depart from the seaport and go to the hinterland ports. Some properties of the model are also investigated. Moreover, an exact solution method based on a branch-and-price approach is developed to solve the proposed model. Numerical experiments are also conducted to validate the effectiveness of the proposed model and the efficiency of the proposed solution method.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	European Journal of Operational Research	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.ejor.2017.07.063	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Operations Research	en_US
dc.title	Tug scheduling for hinterland barge transport: A branch-and-price approach	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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utslib.citation.volume	265	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Abstract:

© 2017 Elsevier B.V. In a hinterland barge transport system, barges are usually not self-propelled and need to be towed or pushed by tugs. This study investigates a tug-scheduling problem at a seaport that is located at a river mouth and that connects the hinterland ports along the river with the global maritime transportation network. A mixed-integer programming model is proposed to optimize the assignment of barges to tugs as well as the time when the tugs depart from the seaport and go to the hinterland ports. Some properties of the model are also investigated. Moreover, an exact solution method based on a branch-and-price approach is developed to solve the proposed model. Numerical experiments are also conducted to validate the effectiveness of the proposed model and the efficiency of the proposed solution method.

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