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Optimization Models for Empty Railcar Distribution Planning in Capacitated Networks A Dissertation Presented By Ruhollah Heydari to The Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the field of Industrial Engineering Northeastern University Boston, Massachusetts January 2016 ProQuest Number: 3741468 All rights reserved INFORMATION TO ALL USERS The quality of this reproduction is dependent upon the quality of the copy submitted. In the unlikely event that the author did not send a complete manuscript and there are missing pages, these will be noted. Also, if material had to be removed, a note will indicate the deletion. ProQuest 3741468 Published by ProQuest LLC (2015). Copyright of the Dissertation is held by the Author. All rights reserved. This work is protected against unauthorized copying under Title 17, United States Code Microform Edition 漏 ProQuest LLC. ProQuest LLC. 789 East Eisenhower Parkway P.O. Box 1346 Ann Arbor, MI 48106 - 1346 ABSTRACT Because of spatial and temporal imbalances in th