Optimising container storage processes at multimodal terminals

Casey, Bradley; Kozan, Erhan

doi:10.1057/jors.2011.113

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“…In Casey & Kozan (2012), a model is studied in which the objective is to minimize the total time needed to perform all movements. They consider both incoming and outgoing containers and propose both constructive and meta-heuristics to solve the problem.…”

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confidence: 99%

Pre-processing a container yard under limited available time

Zweers

Bhulai

Mei

2020

Computers & Operations Research

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To pick up a container from a container terminal, other containers may need to be relocated to other positions. In practice, these relocation moves are usually done when it is busy at a terminal. However, if the crane is idle for some amount of time, it may be more efficient to execute some pre-processing moves to reduce the number of future relocation moves. In this paper, we propose a model for optimal pre-processing moves if the available time is limited. We develop a heuristic to produce fast solutions for this new optimization problem. This heuristic consists out of multiple phases and for each phase, two different approaches are possible, and thus, the heuristic produces multiple solutions. Besides that, an optimal branch-and-bound algorithm is presented. Third, we propose another heuristic in which the remaining relocation moves are estimated in a sub-optimal way in the branch-and-bound method. This algorithm is not guaranteed to find the optimal solution, but its running time is faster than the optimal branch-and-bound method. Finally, we give an integer linear program that can be used to extend these solutions for a single bay of containers to a complete yard of containers.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Pre-processing a container yard under limited available time

Zweers

Bhulai

Mei

2020

Computers & Operations Research

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“…In their paper, Legato et al (2009) apply both optimization and simulation techniques on yard operations and propose a model to evaluate the best policy for assigning yard cranes to yard blocks. Casey and Kozan (2012), present a heuristics and meta-heuristics based optimization model for multimodal container terminals, dealing with assigning containers to positions within the storage area, re-handling of containers and calculation of processing times to perform these actions.…”

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Business process management in the port sector: a literature review

Saragiotis

2019

MABR

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Purpose This paper aims to review the application of business process management (BPM) in the port sector. Its objective is to understand whether BPM principles are applied in the port sector, the role of the procedural factor in port performance evaluation and whether electronic data interchange systems have been used for process management purposes. Design/methodology/approach The objective of this research is to conduct a critical review of existing academic literature in the domain of BPM and its application in the ports sector. This paper assessed more than a hundred recent publications, from key journals in the domains of port economics, BPM and information technology. The two principle platforms used are the online databases of the World Bank Group and the University of Antwerp. Findings Academic literature reviewed reveals a partial application of BPM in the port and maritime sector. BPM related research is conducted via the utilization of modeling algorithms or optimization and simulation tools. There exists evidence that electronic data interchange (EDI) data extracted from EDI platforms can be used to model inter-organizational business processes in several industries. Yet, to the best of the author’s knowledge, no research investigates Port Community System (PCS) or single window (SW) data utilization for BPM purposes, although PCS and SW benefits are well documented. Port performance is largely assessed based on the production theory, and limited number of studies use elements of procedural efficiency as variables for their analysis. Originality/value The holistic application of BPM has been researched in numerous industries but in the port sector. This paper constitutes the first section of an original research study to define key components, assumptions and constraints for developing a comprehensive BPM framework in the port sector.

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“…• yard design, including material handling equipment selection and storage yard layout (e.g., [3,4]); • storage space assignment to containers (e.g., [5,6]); • material handling equipment dispatching and routing to serve the storage and/or retrieval requests (e.g., [7,8]); • optimizing the reshuffling of containers (e.g., [9,10]).…”

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A Novel Two-Stage Heuristic for Solving Storage Space Allocation Problems in Rail–Water Intermodal Container Terminals

Chang

Zhu

2019

Symmetry

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In the past, most researchers have paid attention to the storage space allocation problem in maritime container terminals, while few have studied this problem in rail–water intermodal container terminals. Therefore, this paper proposes a storage space allocation problem to look for a symmetry point between the efficiency and effectivity of rail–water intermodal container terminals and the unbalanced allocations and reallocation operations of inbound containers in the railway operation area, which are two interactive aspects. In this paper, a two-stage model on the storage space allocation problem is formulated, whose objective is to balance inbound container distribution and minimize overlapping amounts, considering both stacking principles, such as container departure time, weight and stacking height, and containers left in railway container yards from earlier planning periods. In Stage 1, a novel simulated annealing algorithm based on heuristics is introduced and a new heuristic algorithm based on a rolling horizon approach is developed in Stage 2. Computational experiments are implemented to verify that the model and algorithm we introduce can enhance the storage effect feasibly and effectively. Additionally, two comparison experiments are carried out: the results show that the approach in the paper performs better than the regular allocation approach and weight constraint is the most important influence on container storage.

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Optimising container storage processes at multimodal terminals

Cited by 27 publications

References 24 publications

Pre-processing a container yard under limited available time

Pre-processing a container yard under limited available time

Business process management in the port sector: a literature review

A Novel Two-Stage Heuristic for Solving Storage Space Allocation Problems in Rail–Water Intermodal Container Terminals

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