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http://dx.doi.org/10.5394/KINPR.2009.33.1.079

Deployment of Yard Cranes Considering Storage Plans in Container Terminals  

Won, Seung-Hwan (Shipping, Port & Logistics Research Department, Korea Maritime Institute)
Kim, Kap-Hwan (Department of Industrial Engineering, Pusan National University)
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Journal of Navigation and Port Research / v.33, no.1, 2009 , pp. 79-90 More about this Journal
Abstract
The main function of a container terminal is to load container freights into vessels and discharge them from vessels. The container terminal needs to utilize its resources effectively in order to improve the productivity of it. This study deals with the deployment model for yard cranes whose type is RMGC (rail mounted gantry crane). We develop a mathematical model for the deployment of yard cranes. The model considers not only the deployment but also the storage plans. It could be divided into two cases according to whether inter-block movements of yard cranes are allowed or not, during the same period Numerical examples are solved and analyzed to validate the model. Then, additional experiments are performed to compare the performance of the model with that of a previous model without the re-deployment of yard cranes.
Keywords
yard crane; deployment; storage plan; container terminal;
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