Title :
Optimization of intermodal rail-road freight transport terminals
Author :
Dotoli, Mariagrazia ; Epicoco, Nicola ; Falagario, Marco ; Seatzu, C. ; Turchiano, B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. & Electr. Eng., Politec. di Bari, Bari, Italy
fDate :
May 31 2014-June 7 2014
Abstract :
In this paper we present a decision support scheme to help managing and optimizing two critical activities in intermodal terminals, namely the containers allocation in the terminal yard and the freight trains composition. In particular, the focus of this paper is on the first problem and the goal is that of maximizing the utilization of the available space while keeping into account several constraints. The approach was successfully tested on a real case study, the rail-road terminal of a leading intermodal logistics company.
Keywords :
decision support systems; freight handling; goods distribution; logistics; optimisation; railways; containers allocation; decision support scheme; intermodal logistics company; intermodal rail-road freight transport terminals; optimization; Analytical models; Companies; Containers; Filling; Load modeling; Optimization; Resource management;
Conference_Titel :
Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2014 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Hong Kong
DOI :
10.1109/ICRA.2014.6907120