Network Design with Applications to Transportation and Logistics by Teodor Gabriel Crainic, Michel Gendreau, Bernard Gendron 9783030640187 3030640183

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• ISBN 10: 3030640183
• ISBN 13: 9783030640187
• Author: Teodor Gabriel Crainic, Michel Gendreau, Bernard Gendron 

This book explores the methodological and application developments of network design in transportation and logistics. It identifies trends, challenges and research perspectives in network design for these areas. Network design is a major class of problems in operations research where network flow, combinatorial and mixed integer optimization meet. The analysis and planning of transportation and logistics systems continues to be one of the most important application areas of operations research. Networks provide the natural way of depicting such systems, so the optimal design and operation of networks is the main methodological area of operations research that is used for the analysis and planning of these systems. This book defines the current state of the art in the general area of network design, and then turns to its applications to transportation and logistics. New research challenges are addressed. Network Design with Applications to Transportation and Logistics is divided into three parts. Part I examines basic design problems including fixed-cost network design and parallel algorithms. After addressing the basics, Part II focuses on more advanced models. Chapters cover topics such as multi-facility network design, flow-constrained network design, and robust network design. Finally Part III is dedicated entirely to the potential application areas for network design. These areas range from rail networks, to city logistics, to energy transport. All of the chapters are written by leading researchers in the field, which should appeal to analysts and planners.

Table contents:

1. A Book About Network Design
Part I. Basic Design Problems
2. Fixed-Charge Network Design Problems
3. Exact Methods for Fixed-Charge Network Design
4. Heuristics and Metaheuristics for Fixed-Charge Network Design
Part II. Advanced Problems and Models
5. Multicommodity Multifacility Network Design
6. Piecewise Linear Cost Network Design
7. Topology-Constrained Network Design
8. Network Design with Routing Requirements
9. Bilevel Network Design
10. Stochastic Network Design
11. Robust Network Design
Part III. Applications in Transportation and Logistics
12. Service Network Design
13. Freight Railroad Service Network Design
14. Motor Carrier Service Network Design
15. Liner Shipping Network Design
16. City Logistics
17. Public Transportation
18. Hub Network Design
19. Logistics Network Design
20. Collaboration in Transport and Logistics Networks

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