TY - JOUR
T1 - A survey on maritime fleet size and mix problems
AU - Pantuso, Giovanni
AU - Fagerholt, Kjetil
AU - Hvattum, Lars Magnus
PY - 2014/6/1
Y1 - 2014/6/1
N2 - This paper presents a literature survey on the fleet size and mix problem in maritime transportation. Fluctuations in the shipping market and frequent mismatches between fleet capacities and demands highlight the relevance of the problem and call for more accurate decision support. After analyzing the available scientific literature on the problem and its variants and extensions, we summarize the state of the art and highlight the main contributions of past research. Furthermore, by identifying important real life aspects of the problem which past research has failed to capture, we uncover the main areas where more research will be needed.
AB - This paper presents a literature survey on the fleet size and mix problem in maritime transportation. Fluctuations in the shipping market and frequent mismatches between fleet capacities and demands highlight the relevance of the problem and call for more accurate decision support. After analyzing the available scientific literature on the problem and its variants and extensions, we summarize the state of the art and highlight the main contributions of past research. Furthermore, by identifying important real life aspects of the problem which past research has failed to capture, we uncover the main areas where more research will be needed.
KW - Fleet planning
KW - Logistics
KW - Maritime transportation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84893814090&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.ejor.2013.04.058
DO - 10.1016/j.ejor.2013.04.058
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:84893814090
SN - 0377-2217
VL - 235
SP - 341
EP - 349
JO - European Journal of Operational Research
JF - European Journal of Operational Research
IS - 2
ER -