AbstractTo enable rapid container transshipment between freight trains in modern rail–rail transshipment yards efficient computerized scheduling procedures are indispensable. This paper proposes a dynamic programming approach, which determines yard areas for gantry cranes, so that the workload is evenly spread among cranes and, thus, train processing is accelerated. In a straightforward simulation of transshipment yard operations, the effect of optimal crane areas vs. equally sized areas is studied, the latter being a common real-world policy. The results indicate a remarkable speed-up of train processing if optimal crane areas are applied.


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    Title :

    Determining fixed crane areas in rail–rail transshipment yards


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    Publication date :

    2010-04-27


    Size :

    12 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English






    Scheduling Freight Trains in Rail-Rail Transshipment Yards

    Boysen, N. / Jaehn, F. / Pesch, E. | British Library Online Contents | 2011