A Spreadsheet Decision Support Optimization Model for Railcar Storage at Canadian Pacific Railway

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dc.contributor.authorBalakrishnan, Jaydeep
dc.contributor.authorEspey, Renae Lorelei
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-12T16:07:41Z
dc.date.available2016-05-12T16:07:41Z
dc.date.issued2012-02
dc.descriptionLink to Publisher's version of the article http://www.jstor.org/stable/41353917 Pre print deposited 05/12/2016 Accepted for publication in the Journal of the Operational Research Society, October 2010.en_US
dc.description.abstractCanadian railway companies operate in a capital intensive segment of the transportation industry. In most railway companies, the covered hopper railcar fleet is one of the larger fleets due to its use in moving grain and potash, commodities that move large volumes of product. This railcar fleet is also difficult to manage due to demand seasonality and joint commodity use. This paper demonstrates how an aggregate planning model can be used to support decision-making related to optimization of covered hopper railcar storage. Exploratory research prior to model development involved interviews with company personnel. The model was developed through quantitative research and implemented using spreadsheet optimization. The results indicate that using this model can reduce the total cost of storage through effective planning. The model also provided insight to improve railcar storage such as the elimination of excess storage locations and the need to do further investigation. The company is in the process of implementing suggestions from this paper.en_US
dc.description.refereedYesen_US
dc.identifier.citationRL Espey and J Balakrishnan The Journal of the Operational Research Society Vol. 63, No. 2 (FEBRUARY 2012), pp. 139-150en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/34162
dc.identifier.issn01605682
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/51197
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPalgrave Macmillanen_US
dc.publisher.departmentOperations and Supply Chain Managementen_US
dc.publisher.facultyHaskayne School of Businessen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen_US
dc.publisher.urlhttp://www.palgrave-journals.com/pal/index.htmlen_US
dc.subjectaggregate planningen_US
dc.subjectstorageen_US
dc.subjectspreadsheet optimizationen_US
dc.subjectmathematical programmingen_US
dc.subjectrailwaysen_US
dc.subjecttransporten_US
dc.titleA Spreadsheet Decision Support Optimization Model for Railcar Storage at Canadian Pacific Railwayen_US
dc.typejournal article
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