Information relaxations and duality in stochastic dynamic programs: A review and tutorial

DB Brown, JE Smith - Foundations and Trends® in …, 2022 - nowpublishers.com
In this monograph, we provide an overview of the information relaxation approach for
calculating performance bounds in stochastic dynamic programs (DPs). The technique …

Integrated optimization of vessel dispatching and empty container repositioning considering turnover time uncertainty

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Y Wang, Y Gu, T Wang, J Zhang - Transportation Research Part E: Logistics …, 2022 - Elsevier
Liner ship** companies need to satisfy the ship** demand from both the long-term
contracts and the spot market. In general, the container ship** demand of the long-term …

Optimization of empty container allocation for inland freight stations considering stochastic demand

K Chen, Q Lu, X **n, Z Yang, L Zhu, Q Xu - Ocean & Coastal Management, 2022 - Elsevier
In the post-COVID-19 epidemic era (PCEE), the supply of empty containers will face stronger
uncertainty. Estimating the amount of self-owned and leased empty containers that need to …

[HTML][HTML] Matching supply and demand in a repositioning problem: A case study in the horticultural industry

A Galiullina, N Mutlu, T Van Woensel - International Journal of Production …, 2025 - Elsevier
This study investigates demand/supply management to mitigate imbalances in Reusable
Transport Items (RTIs) pools–a problem observed, for example, within the horticultural …

Empty container leasing and channel coordination in a Dual-Channel container transportation service chain based on joint contracts

T Luo, D Chang, Z Xu, X Hu - Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, we study the empty container leasing decision and coordination problem of
dual-channel container transportation service chain (DCCTSC) under stochastic demand in …

Data-Driven Empty Container Repositioning for Large Scale Railway Network With Fuzzy Demands

M Cai, H Li, Z Guo, S Lu - IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The Chinese rail network has a fast-growing number of containers in service to promote
intermodal transport service and to attract more freight demand to the railway for a …