Optimally Locating Container Stuffing Sites
Abstract
Military Traffic Management Command Eastern Area (MTMCEA) is the headquarters command responsible for land cargo movements in the eastern United States and Europe. MTMCEA stuffs all cargo destined for Europe into containers. This thesis develops and solves a mixed linear integer program to determine the optimal number and location of container stuffing sites. The formulation models MTMCEA operations with minimization of both cost and time delay. The model was adjusted for analyses of many scenarios including which sites to open ignoring time, varying costs, and limiting sites available. All versions of the model solve in under 2 minutes and indicate a potential for saving up to half a million dollars for MTMCEA container stuffing operations. Facility location, Container, MILVAN, Container stuffing sites, Military traffic management command eastern area, MTMC, MTMCEA.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1993
- Accession Number
- ADA275051
Entities
People
- Robert S. Guarino
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School