Modeling and solving the short-term car rental logistics problem
dc.contributor.author | Fink, A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Reiners, Torsten | |
dc.contributor.editor | W. Talley | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-01-30T15:33:50Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-01-30T15:33:50Z | |
dc.date.created | 2015-09-29T02:03:55Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2006 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Fink, A. and Reiners, T. 2006. Modeling and solving the short-term car rental logistics problem. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review. 42 (4): pp. 272-292. | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/47519 | |
dc.description.abstract |
Logistics management in the car rental business involves short-term decisions about the transportation and deployment of cars with regard to optimizing fleet utilization while maintaining a high service level. We model and solve this problem by means of minimum cost network flow optimization under consideration of essential practical needs such as multi-period planning, a country-wide network, customized transportation relations, fleeting and defleeting, and car groups with partial substitutability. Experiments were conducted on substantial real-world data, using a simulation model to assess optimization results for different scenarios. The results indicate that the proposed approach can significantly improve efficiency. | |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | |
dc.relation.uri | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13665545/42/4 | |
dc.subject | Car rental logistics | |
dc.subject | Transportation in car rental networks | |
dc.subject | Minimum cost network flow model | |
dc.title | Modeling and solving the short-term car rental logistics problem | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
dcterms.source.volume | 42 | |
dcterms.source.number | 4 | |
dcterms.source.startPage | 272 | |
dcterms.source.endPage | 292 | |
dcterms.source.issn | 13665545 | |
dcterms.source.title | Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review | |
curtin.accessStatus | Fulltext not available |