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.


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    Title :

    Modeling of yard congestion and optimization of yard template in container ports


    Contributors:
    Zhen, Lu (author)


    Publication date :

    2016-04-16


    Size :

    22 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English





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