Railway Empty Container Allocation Problem Analysis and Optimization

This paper reviews the existing research results of the allocation of empty containers. It gives a systematized description on the allocation of empty containers and makes an in-depth analysis on the subjective and objective reasons for the empty container allocation. Under the conditions of market economy, cost and service are the two mainly considered points of modem management. In order to reduce the cost of empty container allocation and improve the quality of service, this paper set up optimization model. This model is established based on the principle of minimum cost and maximum satisfaction.