@article{4a2515f97ece4d688b9af16200e27b0e,
title = "Production scheduling and truck dispatching of ready mixed concrete",
abstract = "In this research, we develop an integrated model that combines ready mixed concrete (RMC) production scheduling and truck dispatching in the same framework. The model is formulated as a mixed integer network flow problem with side constraints, which is characterized as NP-hard. To solve realistic problems, we develop a solution method, which incorporates a mathematical programming solver. To evaluate the model and the solution method, numerical tests using real operating data from an RMC firm in Taiwan are performed. The test results show that the model and the solution algorithm would be useful for actual operations.",
keywords = "Network flow problem with side constraints, RMC truck, Ready mixed concrete, Scheduling, Time space network",
author = "Shangyao Yan and Weishen Lai and Maonan Chen",
note = "Funding Information: The authors thank the National Science Council of Taiwan for financially supporting this research under Contract No. NSC-93-2211-E-172-001. We thank the Y.T. Ready Mixed Concrete Company for kindly providing the test data and valuable opinions. The authors also thank the two anonymous referees and the editor for their valuable suggestions, which have improved the presentation of the paper. ",
year = "2008",
month = jan,
doi = "10.1016/j.tre.2006.05.001",
language = "???core.languages.en_GB???",
volume = "44",
pages = "164--179",
journal = "Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review",
issn = "1366-5545",
number = "1",
}