Simultaneous berth allocation and yard planning at tactical level

We present a simultaneous berth allocation and yard planning problem at tactical level, since the berth allocation has a great impact on the yard planning and vice versa. This problem is solved by means of an alternating berth and yard planning heuristic approach. The alternating heuristic quickly c...

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Published in:OR Spectrum 2013-03, Vol.35 (2), p.441-456
Main Authors: Hendriks, M. P. M., Lefeber, E., Udding, J. T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Allocations
Business and Management
Calculus of Variations and Optimal Control
Optimization
Heuristic
Heuristic methods
Linear programming
Operations Research/Decision Theory
Optimization
Regular Article
Straddle carriers
Studies
Transportation industry
Vices
Warehousing
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Summary:We present a simultaneous berth allocation and yard planning problem at tactical level, since the berth allocation has a great impact on the yard planning and vice versa. This problem is solved by means of an alternating berth and yard planning heuristic approach. The alternating heuristic quickly converges to a local minimum which heavily depends on the starting point. Therefore, we formulate another optimization problem for generating a suitable starting point. A real size case study provided by PSA Antwerp shows that our approach to simultaneously solve both problems might reduce the total straddle carrier travel distance considerably as compared with a representative allocation.
ISSN:0171-6468
1436-6304
DOI:10.1007/s00291-012-0305-4