A robust model for trailer deployment during the loading process in container terminal

• Main Authors: Zhao Ning, Mi Weijian, Lu Houjun
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Subjects: Container terminal; Containers; Cranes; Decision support system; Load modeling; Loading process; Numerical models; Trailer deployment
• DOI: 10.1109/INDUSIS.2010.5565799

With the rapid development of container transport, most of the ports are facing bigger challenges to increase the container handling productivity. Thus, the scheduling of various machine and equipments in container terminal has become a hot issue. In this paper, we put forward to set an optimization model of the trailer dispatching problem based on a great deal of research and analysis of the container loading process. After analyzing and summarizing the experience of other researchers, we establish a trailer scheduling model on the basis of trailer group number mode. Finally, we solve the model on AMMIS platform to achieve the automatic dispatch of trailer during the process of loading operations. A large number of numerical experiments verify the effectiveness and practicality of the model. This decision support system can automatically extract required information, and build the model dynamically, and obtain the corresponding schedule scheme. In addition, the system's graphical display mode made it more friendly and convenient to operator.