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A decision-tree stacking heuristic minimising the expected number of reshuffles at a container terminal

Amir Hossein GharehgozliDepartment of Management of Technology and Innovation, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Yugang YuDepartment of Management of Technology and Innovation, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.Correspondence[email protected]
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René de KosterDepartment of Management of Technology and Innovation, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Jan Tijmen UddingMechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
Pages 2592-2611 | Received 23 Oct 2012, Accepted 25 Oct 2013, Published online: 03 Dec 2013

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