A decision support system for operations in a container terminal

Murty, Katta G.; Liu, Jiyin; Wan, Yat-wah; Linn, Richard J.

doi:10.1016/j.dss.2003.11.002

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“…Local maritime agents, who are responsible for the containers' fleet management within their area of influence, manage all these movements (González-Torre, Sarkis, & Adenso-Díaz, 2013). Murty, Liu, Wan, and Linn (2005) briefly explain all the operations related to the movement of containers in a harbour facility. Many decisions are identified in this part of the process (allocation of berths to arriving vessels, allocation of quay cranes, appointment times for external trucks, storage space assignment, yard cranes' deployment, etc.).…”

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Optimization of empty container movements using street-turn: Application to Valencia hinterland

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Adenso‐Díaz

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Computers & Industrial Engineering

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Empty maritime container logistics is one of the most relevant costs for shipping companies. In this paper two mathematical models (based on two different container movement patterns, i.e. with and without street-turns) were defined to optimize land empty container movements among shippers, consignees, terminals and depots, along with minimizing storage costs. One of the proposed optimization models was embedded in a simple Decision Support System (DSS) and then tested with real data, based on the operations in Valencia's (Spain) hinterland. The results obtained confirm the benefits of implementing these kinds of models for the company, and additional experiments assess and quantify the advantage of using the more complex approach that is able to implement street-turn patterns.

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Section: Empty Containers' Managementmentioning

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Optimization of empty container movements using street-turn: Application to Valencia hinterland

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Adenso‐Díaz

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Computers & Industrial Engineering

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“…The goal is to find optimum assignment of the quay cranes (QCs) to load/unload bunch of containers stowed into ships holds/bays and grouped into tasks. QCSP is one of the standard tactical logistic problems within the container terminal [1] and it is very important for efficiency of port services provided for ships.…”

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A split task solution for quay crane scheduling problem in mid-size container terminals

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Original scientific paper A solution for quay crane scheduling problem with unchanged number of cranes during container vessel handling process is explored to minimize a vessel handling time and optimize quay crane utilization. Targets are small and mid-size terminals where high reliability of forecasted scenario is requested by the shipping companies while, at the same time, terminal resources are limited. Two models for the problem solution are proposed based on the full task and split task algorithms; in both cases grouping of tasks into clusters and operation zone limits are considered. Comparison of two models shows that split-task algorithm may improve crane utilization rate and vessel handling time in many cases. Proposed solutions combine existing research achievements with authors own approach in container terminal optimization development. Keywords: container ports; container terminal logistics; container terminal optimization; quay crane schedule; split task algorithm; tactical logistic problemsRješenje problema redoslijeda rada obalnih dizalica na kontejnerskim terminalima uz dijeljenje zadatka Izvorni znanstveni članak Istražuje se problem određivanja redoslijeda rada nepromijenjenog broja obalnih kontejnerskih dizalica za vrijeme prekrcajnih operacija na brodu s ciljem minimiziranja vremena prekrcaja i optimalnog iskorištenja radnog vremena dizalica. Objekt istraživanja su kontejnerski terminali manje i srednje veličine gdje su pouzdanost usluge i ostvarivanje predviđenog scenarija prekrcaja ključni zahtjevi brodara, a s druge strane prekrcajni resursi ograničeni. Predložena su dva modela rješavanja problema temeljeni na dva algoritma, bez dijeljenja zadatka i uz dijeljenje zadatka. U oba slučaja uzeti su u obzir grupiranje zadataka u klastere i ograničenja operativnih zona. Usporedba dva modela pokazuje da se primjenom algoritma s dijeljenim zadacima u mnogim slučajevima poboljšava iskorištenje obalnih dizalica i krajnje vrijeme dovršetka prekrcajnih operacija. Predloženim rješenjima autori kombiniraju postojeća istraživanja i vlastite spoznaje do kojih su došli razvojem modela optimizacije obalnih prekrcajnih operacija na kontejnerskom terminalu.Ključne riječi: algoritam s dijeljenjem zadatka; kontejnerske luke; logistika kontejnerkih terminala; optimizacija kontejnersog terminala; redoslijed obalnih dizalica;taktički logistički problemi

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“…Many researchers reviewed planning problems in an operation of container terminals (Ramani, 1996;Bontempi et al, 1997;Meersmans and Dekker, 2001;Vis and de Koster, 2003;Steenken et al, 2004;Murty et al, 2005;Crainic and Kim, 2007). Ramani (1996) divided the basic task in the management of container terminals into a berth allocation, yard planning, stowage planning, and logistics planning in container operations.…”

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“…They described the important processes in container terminals that can be optimized by means of operations research methods: ship planning processes (consisting of berth allocation, stowage planning, and crane split), storage and stacking logistics, transport optimization, and simulation systems. Murty et al (2005) introduced nine decisions to be made in daily operations: allocation of berths to arriving vessels, allocation of quay cranes to docked vessels, appointment of arrival times to external trucks, routing of trucks, dispatch policy for trucks at terminal gatehouses and docks, storage space assignment, yard crane deployment, internal truck allocation to quay crane, and optimal internal truck hiring plans. Günther and Kim (2006) terminal design, operative planning, and real-time control.…”

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“…Operations in container terminals can be classified into a vessel operation process during which containers are discharged from and loaded onto a vessel and receiving and delivery operation processes during which containers are transferred from and to external trucks. During these operations, assigning resources to these operations and scheduling these operations become major planning issues in container terminals.Many researchers reviewed planning problems in an operation of container terminals (Ramani, 1996;Bontempi et al, 1997;Meersmans and Dekker, 2001;Vis and de Koster, 2003;Steenken et al, 2004;Murty et al, 2005;Crainic and Kim, 2007). Ramani (1996) divided the basic task in the management of container terminals into a berth allocation, yard planning, stowage planning, and logistics planning in container operations.…”

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An integrated framework for various operation plans in container terminals

Won¹,

Kim²

2009

Polish Maritime Research

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INTRODUCTIONPort container terminals are located at places where containers are transshipped from a transportation mode to another. Their main functions are to provide transfer facilities for containers between vessels and land transportation modes, such as trucks and trains. They are characterized by highly complex systems that involve numerous pieces of equipments, operations, and handling steps. Operations in container terminals can be classified into a vessel operation process during which containers are discharged from and loaded onto a vessel and receiving and delivery operation processes during which containers are transferred from and to external trucks. During these operations, assigning resources to these operations and scheduling these operations become major planning issues in container terminals.Many researchers reviewed planning problems in an operation of container terminals (Ramani, 1996;Bontempi et al., 1997;Meersmans and Dekker, 2001;Vis and de Koster, 2003;Steenken et al., 2004;Murty et al., 2005;Crainic and Kim, 2007). Ramani (1996) divided the basic task in the management of container terminals into a berth allocation, yard planning, stowage planning, and logistics planning in container operations. A berth allocation issue is to plan which berth is to be assigned to a given ship for loading and unloading its containers. A yard planning involves the allocation of storage spaces to import, export, and transshipment containers. A stowage planning assigns stowage locations to outbound containers in bays of a ship. A logistic planning deals with scheduling and coordinating the operation of port equipments, such as quay cranes, prime movers, and yard cranes for moving containers among different sources and destinations (for example, gates, vessels, rail stations, storage yards, and container freight stations). Bontempi et al. (1997) assigned a different time horizon to each planning problem in container operations. They used the solution obtained in long-term problems (container storage policies) as an input for mid-term problems (resource allocation problems) and the solution obtained in mid-term problems (resource allocation policies) as an input for short-term problems (load and unload scheduling problems). Meersmans and Dekker (2001) and Vis and de Koster (2003) distinguished decisions on container handling operations into strategic, tactical, and operational levels according to the time horizon involved. A time horizon in decisions for the strategic, tactical, and operational level covers one to several years, a day to months, and a day, respectively. Steenken et al. (2004) reviewed terminal logistics and optimization methods. They described the important processes in container terminals that can be optimized by means of operations research methods: ship planning processes (consisting of berth allocation, stowage planning, and crane split), storage and stacking logistics, transport optimization, and simulation systems. Murty et al. (2005) introduced nine decisions to be made in daily operatio...

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A decision support system for operations in a container terminal

Cited by 250 publications

References 21 publications

Optimization of empty container movements using street-turn: Application to Valencia hinterland

Optimization of empty container movements using street-turn: Application to Valencia hinterland

A split task solution for quay crane scheduling problem in mid-size container terminals

An integrated framework for various operation plans in container terminals

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