Smoothly pass the parcel: implementing the theory of swift, even flow

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Issue		RAIRO-Oper. Res. Volume 58, Number 5, September-October 2024


Page(s)		4197 - 4220
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/ro/2024142
Published online		14 October 2024

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