| Article ID: | iaor19952170 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 25 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Start Page Number: | 58 |
| End Page Number: | 71 |
| Publication Date: | May 1995 |
| Journal: | Interfaces |
| Authors: | Brown Donald E., Huntley Christopher L., Sappington David E., Markowicz Bernard P. |
| Keywords: | heuristics, programming: integer, vehicle routing & scheduling |
Two of a railroad’s fundamental tactical operations are routing shipments along its rails and scheduling trains necessary to service the routes. The computer-aided routing and scheduling systems (CARS) bridges the gap between these day-to-day operations and strategic planning. By investigating low-cost routes and schedules in a controlled environment under various cost scenarios, DSC Transportation’s strategic planners can better account for these tactical operations in their long-range policies.