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Freight Routing and Scheduling at CSX Transportation

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  • Christopher L. Huntley
  • Donald E. Brown
  • David E. Sappington

    (The Institute for Parallel Computation and the Department of Systems Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Science University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903-2442)

  • Bernard P. Markowicz

    (Arthur D. Little, 955 L’Enfant Plaza, SW, Suite 4200, Washington, DC 20024-2119)

Abstract

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 system (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, CSX Transportation’s strategic planners can better account for these tactical operations in their long-range policies.

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  • Christopher L. Huntley & Donald E. Brown & David E. Sappington & Bernard P. Markowicz, 1995. "Freight Routing and Scheduling at CSX Transportation," Interfaces, INFORMS, vol. 25(3), pages 58-71, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:orinte:v:25:y:1995:i:3:p:58-71
    DOI: 10.1287/inte.25.3.58
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