2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The impact of foldable containers on container fleet management costs in hinterland transport
Project/Area Number |
20710124
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Research Field |
Social systems engineering/Safety system
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Research Institution | Oshima National College of Maritime Technology |
Principal Investigator |
SHINTANI Koichi Oshima National College of Maritime Technology, 商船学科, 准教授 (60290798)
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Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2009
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Keywords | ロジスティックス / 海上輸送 |
Research Abstract |
This study analyzes the possibility to save container fleet management costs in repositioning empty containers through the use of foldable containers. We model this entire empty container flow as an integer programming problem with different strategies in empty container flow itinerary. The model is used to carry out numerical experiments that optimize the empty container repositioning in the hinterland, where there are serious empty container repositioning problems caused by extremely imbalanced trades. The study finds that foldable containers can substantially save on repositioning costs compared to the use of standard containers.
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Research Products
(6 results)