Highlights This study investigates the concept of yard congestion quantitatively. A probabilistic and physics-based model for truck interruptions is designed. Formula is proposed to exactly evaluate the expected link travel time. A mixed-integer programming model is formulated for yard template planning.
Abstract As a tactical-level plan, a yard template determines the assignment of spaces in a container port yard for arriving vessels. This paper investigates the concept of yard congestion quantitatively in the context of yard truck interruptions, and develops a combination of probabilistic and physics-based models for truck interruptions. The above work enables us to exactly evaluate the expected link travel time, which then acts as the basis for proposing a mixed-integer programming model that minimizes the total expected travel time of moving containers around the yard. A Squeaky Wheel Optimization based meta-heuristic is developed to solve the model. Experiments are also conducted to validate the effectiveness of the model and the solution method.
Modeling of yard congestion and optimization of yard template in container ports
Transportation Research Part B: Methodological ; 90 ; 83-104
2016-04-16
22 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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