UNITIZATION AND DEUNITIZATION IN PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS: A QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF CONTAINERIZED CARGO

In recent years the physical distribution of commodities has become one of the foremost areas for effecting cost reduction. Containerization, a special case of unitization and deunitization, has brought about a revolution in the intermodal transportation of cargo. Containerization is the philosophy of through transport, whereby the cargo is manhandled only twice. A dynamic programming algorithm was developed to determine a loading pattern for packages inside a container. Also the flow of empty and loaded containers is analyzed for a N terminal problem and an algorithm developed to determine a trade route for an all container service. (Author)

• Corporate Authors:

  University of Florida, Gainesville

  Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
  Gainesville, FL  United States  32611
• Authors:
  • Seam, Ravi M
  • Sivazlian, Boghos D
• Publication Date: 1970-3

Media Info

• Pagination: 164 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cargo handling; Containerization; Cost effectiveness; Management; Planning
• Old TRIS Terms: Containerized cargo; Management planning
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00015117
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Defense Documentation Center
• Report/Paper Numbers: THEMIS-UF-TR-40 Tech Rpt
• Contract Numbers: DAHC04-68-C-0002
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 13 1973 12:00AM