The objective of this paper is to identify some of the main issues in freight transportation
planning and operations, and to present appropriate Operations Research models and …

Publisher Summary Intermodal transportation may be defined as the transportation of a
person or a load from its origin to its destination by a sequence of at least two transportation …

The aim of this paper is to present a survey of recent optimization models for the most
commonly studied rail transportation problems. For each group of problems, we propose a …

This paper presents a formulation and two solution methods for a very complex logistical
problem in disaster relief management. The problem to be addressed is a large-scale …

The transportation of freight, by any mode, usually generates a significant number of empty
vehicle movements. Understanding and controlling this phenomenon is important for all …

Freight transportation is a vital component of the economy. It supports production, trade, and
consumption activities by ensuring the efficient movement and timely availability of raw …

We present in this paper a normative model for simulating freight flows of multiple products
on a multimodal network. The multimodal aspects of the transportation system considered …

Almost ever since freight has been transported via rail, shunting yards (also called
classification or marshaling yards) are operated in order to separate freight trains and …

Designing multimodal freight transport networks can facilitate the economic development of
regions and countries as well as help to reduce negative environmental impacts. It is …

This paper presents a review of emerging techniques for enhancing the practical application
of city logistics models. A number of models have been applied to practical problems for …