Title
Empty containers repositioning: a state of the art overview
Abstract
Since the beginning of containerization, empty containers repositioning has been an on-going issue in the maritime transportation industry. Over the years several research works have been developed in order to face the reposition of empty containers. This paper provides the readers with an accurate overview on methodologies and scientific approaches proposed (during the last decades) by researchers and scientists working in this specific area. The paper passes through the description of several research works, as they run through the literature, according to the methodology or scientific approach they propose. The initial search identifies a large number of references which were reduced to about 30 articles based on contents and quality. The descriptive analysis of the literature reveals heterogeneity among the scientific approaches due to the different models, techniques and methods used for facing the empty containers reposition problem.
Year
DOI
Venue
2010
10.1145/1878537.1878612
SpringSim
Keywords
Field
DocType
initial search,art overview,different model,empty container,descriptive analysis,empty containers reposition,large number,accurate overview,last decade,research work,scientific approach,optimization,logistics
Construction engineering,Descriptive statistics,Containerization,Computer science,Operations research,Real-time computing,Transportation industry
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
8
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Antonio Cimino1133.41
Diaz Rafael2156.09
Francesco Longo3337.99
Giovanni Mirabelli4727.46