LORRY BACKHAUL ANALYSIS

A DESCRIPTION IS GIVEN OF THE BACKGROUND WHICH LED TO THE INVESTIGATION OF TRANSPORT FLOWS AND BACKHAUL SYSTEMS IN THE BRITISH STEEL CORPORATION. THE REASONS FOR ADOPTING THE METHOD USED ARE THEN DISCUSSED, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE REASONS FOR NOT USING A LINEAR PROGRAM. FINALLY, THE PROBLEMS INVOLVED IN SETTING UP INDIVIDUAL BACKHAUL SYSTEMS ARE INDICATED. /NTIS/

• Corporate Authors:

  Bisra, London /UK

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• Authors:
  • Goodsman, R W
• Publication Date: 1972-1

Media Info

• Pagination: 6 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freight transportation; Iron and steel industry; Linear programming; Systems analysis; Trucks
• Uncontrolled Terms: Patterns
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00228305
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 5 1973 12:00AM