Highlights An analytical model to forecast yard inventory. Yard congestion effects on terminal performance. Storage space utilization versus space requirement. Stochastic behavior of the storage yard. Planning and design guidelines of the storage yard.

    Abstract This paper presents a method for forecasting the yard inventory of container terminals over an extended period, and addresses an integrated yard planning problem for determining the optimal storage space utilization by considering the yard congestion effect on terminal performance. A formulation based on random variables and probabilistic functions was developed, which allows prediction of the storage space requirement without requiring fully-integrated simulation models. Then, an integrated cost objective function was defined. Numerical experiments were performed to illustrate how the forecasting model works and to support decision-making on yard planning and design for both inbound and outbound/transshipment areas.


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    Title :

    Optimal space for storage yard considering yard inventory forecasts and terminal performance


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    2015-08-06


    Size :

    28 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English





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