Batteries on Ships

The book hs been arbitrarily split up into four parts : the first part covers the larger batteries used for general purposes on board ship usually in the form of a central system, whereas the second part includes the smaller batteries often dedicated to a specific purpuse; the remaining two parts are devoted to the special applications of submarine and submersible propulsion, and torpedo propul…

Storage space allocation in container terminals

Container terminals are essential intermodal interfaces in the global transportation network. Efficient container handling at terminals is important in reducing transportation costs and keeping shipping schedules. In this paper, we study the storage space allocation problem in the storage yards of terminals. This problem is related to all the resources in terminal operations, including quay …

Deriving decision rules to locate export containers in container yards

A methodology is proposed to determine the storage location of an arriving export container considering its weight. We consider the con®guration of the container stack and the weight distribution of containers in the yard-bay. A dynamic programming model is formulated to determine the storage location to minimize the number of relocation movements expected for the loading operation. We also de…

Characteristics of Swedish forest biomass terminals for energy

Forest biomass terminals provide diverse services to the forest industry: buffer storage, transfers of material between different modes of transport, raw material upgrading, etc. Terminals’ operational costs are highly sensitive to their layout and design. In order to design efficient terminals, it will be essential to understand the current state of forest terminals. To this end, a survey wa…

Preliminary study on new container stacking/storage system due to space limit…

The purpose of this study is to introduce a new innovative means of container stacking/ storage as a potential solution for overcoming the lack of container yard space.

A comparative analysis of storage and retrieval equipment at a container term…

In designing container terminals one have to consider the choice for a certain type of storage and retrieval equipment by performing a feasibility and economic analysis. In this paper, we compare, by means of a simulation study, the performance of manned straddle carriers and automated stacking cranes. As main performance measure, we use the total travel time required to handle storage and retr…

An optimization model for storage yard management in transshipment hubs

This paper studies a yard storage allocation problem in a transshipment hub where there is a great number of loading and unloading activities. The primary challenge is to efficiently shift containers between the vessels and the storage area so that reshuffling and traffic congestion is minimized. In particular, to reduce reshuffling, a consignment strategy is used. This strategy groups unloaded…

Near-optimal heuristics and managerial insights for the storage constrained, …

The purpose of this paper is to develop efficient heuristics for determining the route design and inventory management of inbound parts which are delivered for manufacturing, assembly, or distribution operations and for which there is limited storage space. The shipment frequencies and quantities are coordinated with the available storage space and the vehicle capacities.

A genetic algorithm to solve the storage space allocation problem in a contai…

In this paper, an efficient genetic algorithm (GA) is presented to solve an extended storage space allocation problem (SSAP) in a container terminal. The SSAP is defined as the temporary allocation of the inbound/outbound containers to the storage blocks at each time period with aim of balancing the workload between blocks in order to minimize the storage/retrieval times of containers. An exten…

A heuristic algorithm for yard truck scheduling and storage allocation problems

The yard truck scheduling and the storage allocation are two important decision problems affecting the efficiency of container terminal operations. This paper proposes a novel approach that integrates these two problems into a whole. The objective is to minimize the weighted sum of total delay of requests and the total travel time of yard trucks. Due to the intractability of the proposed proble…

Housekeeping : foresightful container repositioning

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ISBN/ISSN

0925-5273

Deskripsi Fisik

9 p.

Judul Seri

Int. J.ProductionEconomics

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ATC PO EHL

Storage location assignment in a distribution center

Considering a relay order pick system in a distribution center, proposes a heuristic method based on historical customers’ orders for assigning products into storage zones, and constructs a performance index for measuring the continuity of each order handled in the pick system. The objective is to balance workloads among all pickers so each one has almost the same load and the relay pick la…

Smart and safe borders: the logistics of inbound cargo security

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Multiproduct slot allocation heuristic to minimize storage space

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Digitizing a real estate document library

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A payback model for radio frequency in warehousing

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Assesment of port capacity of Indonesia Kendaraan Terminal (IKT)

Port of Indonesia Kendaraan Terminal (IKT) is vehicle handling terminal which is located in Jakarta, Indonesia. It has become the sole car terminal in Indonesia since 2008, thus it plays an important role of car distribution throughout Indonesia as well as International countries. However, nowadays it faces problem regarding capacity particularly storage yard. This is indicated by the Yard Occ…