15 4.1 Problem complexity 15 4.2 Heuristic Algorithm 15 4.3 Test case 18 CHAPTER 5 - COMPUTATIONAL RESULT 21 CHAPTER 6 - CONCLUSION 24 6.1 Conclusion and Recommendation 24 6.2 Future Research 24 REFERENCES 26 APPENDIX B – Various ship routing and scheduling problem 29 APPENDIX C – Basic notation for this project 33 CHAPTER 1- INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background Logistics plays an integral role in companies dealing with tangible goods, both finished and semi-finished products.
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spend huge money on their comforts and services. Gradually to the demand these ships started to grow in the sizes after the year 1980, which can be compared to the cruse industries of today. These transportation vehicles are not only used as the mode of transport but are also widely rekno Maritime Disaster Costa Concordia: Introduction: The cruise history was started in early 1900 with the first passenger ship, but the business flourished in 1960s when the companies started focusing on the
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Alcatraz opened in 1934, as a wave of gangsterism and violence was sweeping the country. Alcatraz had served as an army prison in years prior, and its remote site proved to be an ideal location. After thorough renovation of the prison, they began to ship prisoners to the island. B. Most prisoners were sent to Alcatraz that could not be handled in the other institutions. For example, Al Capone was transferred there because when stationed in
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The Battle of Britain I. DEFINE THE SUBJECT The Battle of Britain began shortly after the fall of France was emanate and would eventually sign an armistice with Germany. This would allow Germany to focus squarely on Great Britain. In late May, 1941 Prime Minister Winston Churchill disregarded calls for peace talks with Hitler and said that Britain “would fight on” (“Churchill decides toll,” 2012). The Battle of Britain was during the time period of June, 1940 to May, 1941 with the heaviest
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Bayeux Tapestry Experience Selena S. Harris HUM111 – Humanities 111 World Cultures I Dr. Larry Johnson February 18, 2012 Bayeux Tapestry Experience Dear Family, To write this letter home and hope it receives you in secret is one of the most frightful experiences ever, as I am not allowed to reveal the story I am about to tell. I know you’ve been wondering where I’ve been and have seen the embroidery of The Bayeux Tapestry. Surprisingly, I was an actual figure in this work
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Why did William win the Battle of Hastings? William, Duke of Normandy, won the Battle of Hastings on the 14th of October 1066. One of the main reasons he achieved this was because he was very well prepared. In this essay I will explain further how William won the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Preparation William assembled a great army of armoured knights, soldiers and archers. He also had a huge amount of ships to carry his army over the English Channel. William used the very clever trick
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large round shield. The shield was made of wood, bronze covered the front of it, while the back was hollowed out with a shield stand attached. This would keep the shield upright and ready to use at a moment’s notice. The soldiers would each go into battle with a xiphos, which was a short leaf bladed sword made for close combat, and an eight foot long spear. Since arrows had little effect in Spartan warfare, Archers were not very common, but some were still brought on. Calvary was also an uncommon use
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September 15th, 1916: the first World War has been raging on for almost three years, with the Battle of the Somme having recently entered its third month. Across the British trenches, men stared in awe as 36 Mark-1 Tanks began their journey towards the German line, their quest announced by way of a massive artillery barrage on the German forces. Though it was little more than a modified tractor with armor plating and machine guns on the sides, the Mark-1’s crossed trench after trench, smashing through
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Student’s Name Instructor’s Name Course Date Introduction The Battle of Agincourt Though the Agincourt war lasted for a hundred years, it had its roots more than 400 years before. The events that caused the rise of this war were the typical claims of inheritance and power. The French ruled over a small part than the English at one stage. However, this reverted after a series of external and internal conflicts between the two countries. For another time the French regained the land it
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The Battle of Okinawa, codenamed Operation Iceberg,[3] was fought on the Ryukyu Islands of Okinawa and was the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific War of World War II.[4][5] The 82-day-long battle lasted from early April until mid-June 1945. After a long campaign of island hopping, the Allies were approaching Japan, and planned to use Okinawa, a large island only 340 mi (550 km) away from mainland Japan, as a base for air operations on the planned invasion of Japanese mainland (coded Operation
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