1979•Journal of the Operational Research SocietyRequires access
Two Approaches to Scheduling Container Ships with an Application to the North Atlantic Route
T. B. Boffey, E. D. Edmond, A. I. Hinxman, C. J. Pursglove
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Abstract
The development of an interactive computer program and a heuristic optimising model for scheduling container ships on the North Atlantic is described. The constraints and multiple objective criteria governing these schedules are discussed and sample results of both approaches given.