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Reduction of Empty Container Repositioning Costs by Container Sharing

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Operations Research Proceedings 2011

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Empty container repositioning is a major cost driver for international container operators. While the share of empty containers of total sea-based container flows is around 20%, consultants estimate the rate of empty container transport for the hinterland even twice as high [1].

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  1. Chair of Logistics, Department of Economics and Business Studies, University of Bremen, Wilhelm-Herbst-Str. 5, 28359, Bremen, Germany

    Herbert Kopfer & Sebastian Sterzik

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Correspondence to Herbert Kopfer .

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  1. Institut für, Betriebswirtschaftslehre, Universität Zürich, Moussonstrasse, Zurich, 8044, Switzerland

    Diethard Klatte

  2. Inst. Operations Research, ETH Zürich, Rämistr. 101, Zürich, 8092, Switzerland

    Hans-Jakob Lüthi

  3. Institut für, Betriebswirtschaftslehre, Universität Zürich, Moussonstrasse 15, Zurich, 8044, Switzerland

    Karl Schmedders

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Kopfer, H., Sterzik, S. (2012). Reduction of Empty Container Repositioning Costs by Container Sharing. In: Klatte, D., Lüthi, HJ., Schmedders, K. (eds) Operations Research Proceedings 2011. Operations Research Proceedings. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29210-1_46

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