Title :
Algorithm to Arrange Storage Locations for Export Containers in the Yard
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch., Dalian Maritime Univ., Dalian, China
Abstract :
How to arrange storage locations properly for export containers is a key problem to short container ship´s turnaround time in port. A heuristic algorithm is proposed to solve above problem in this paper, several simulation experiments were conducted and good results obtained.
Keywords :
containers; international trade; optimisation; export containers; heuristic algorithm; storage location arranging; Containers; Costs; Cranes; Educational institutions; Electronic ballasts; Heuristic algorithms; Humans; Loading; Marine vehicles; Stability; cntainer yard; container weight; heuristic algorithm; move distance; stowage locatin;
Conference_Titel :
INC, IMS and IDC, 2009. NCM '09. Fifth International Joint Conference on
Conference_Location :
Seoul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5209-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3769-6
DOI :
10.1109/NCM.2009.158
