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Abstract In order to solve the problem of empty container reposition considered foldable containers, the key factors affecting the use of foldable containers are found out. The
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This study considers the empty container repositioning problem of shipping companies that use standard and 3-in-1 foldable containers
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This study considers the empty container repositioning problem of shipping companies that use standard and 3-in-1 foldable containers with more advanced designs. A
In this study, we formulated a novel Mixed-Integer Linear Programming (MILP) model considering a multi-period and multi-region shipping network to minimize the total cost
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This study considers the empty container repositioning problem of shipping companies that use standard and 3-in-1 foldable containers with more advanced designs. A
In this problem, special handling manners for operating foldable containers are incorporated for repositioning activities. We comprehensively analyzed numerical experiments
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