• 대한산업공학회지
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.58-72
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• 2009

The main activities of container terminals are to load container freights to vessels, discharge them from vessels, and store them in the storage yard. Container terminals make many operational plans to execute these functions effectively. If the plans do not consider enough the loads of related resources, they may have low actualities. This study discusses the optimal yard planning model which considers various resources, such as the storage yard, yard cranes, internal vehicles, and travel lanes, in container terminals. The model determines the groups and amounts of containers which are stored in each storage block by using the resource profile. The yard planning problem is represented to the multi-commodity minimal cost flow problem and is formulated to the linear programming model. In order to explain the application of the mathematical model, the numerical examples are presented. Additionally, the relationship between the average load ratio and the relocation ratio is discussed.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.211-223
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• 2013

국내 컨테이너터미널에서는 야드 트랙터의 위치를 실시간으로 인식하기 위해 RFID시스템을 사용하고 있다. 그러나 RFID를 이용한 위치인식은 트랜스퍼 크레인을 이용하는 야드 작업에는 문제가 없으나, 컨테이너 크레인을 이용하는 본선 작업에는 문제가 있다. 즉, 컨테이너 크레인에서 크레인 밑의 4개 차선에서 움직이는 야드 트랙터들을 구분하여 정확히 인식하기가 불가능하기 때문이다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 트랜스퍼 크레인의 야드 작업은 물론이고 컨테이너 크레인의 본선 작업에서도 동일한 방식으로 정확히 야드 트랙터를 인식할 수 있는 적외선 통신시스템을 개발하였다. 본 연구의 결과 인식 횟수가 일정하게 측정되었으며, 25m의 거리에서도 인식범위가 5.7m로 측정 가능하였다. 즉, 컨테이너 크레인 밑을 이동하는 여러 대의 야드 트랙터들을 구분하여 인식할 수 있는 인식 범위를 가지게 되었다.

• 한국항해항만학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국항해항만학회 2000년도 추계학술대회논문집
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• pp.121-129
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• 2000

In this paper, we discuss how to operate a buffer yard in an automated container terminal, which will be used for resolving the difficulties to which the interaction between external manned trucks and internal unmanned equipment led. The determination of fleet size of material handling equipment is an important issue in designing of buffer yard in automated container terminals. This research also addresses the issue of determining buffer capacities through simulation. By using response surface methodology (RSM) for efficient experimentation, the optimal combination of design parameters under applicable operational strategies is obtained.

• 한국항만경제학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.61-82
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• 2006

In order to cope with improvement of labor cost and cargo volume, Korean ports, especially Busan port, are in need of many new facilities. Of course, current facilities should be fully used, and at the same time it needs to make every effort to maximize its productivity as well as cost saving. To this end, this study has decided to focus on automatic yard operation suitable to the domestic container terminal environments, making a survey of many advanced container terminals, trying to find out their common factors, and finally suggesting several alternatives based on the combination of these factors. Also, this study has suggested the present value of initial investment and operating cost by alternative, and at the same time presented the relationship between cargo handling volume and cost/revenue of the optimal alternative, so that it may be of help in decision making.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제16권12호
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• pp.95-104
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• 2018

Purpose - In order to gain the upper hand in competition between container terminals, efforts to improve container terminal productivity continue. Export containers arrive randomly in the container terminal and are carried in the container terminal yard according to the arrival order. On the other hand, containers are carried out of the container terminal yard in order based on container weight, not in order of arrival. Because the carry-in order and the carry-out order are different, rehandling may occur, which reduces the performance of the container terminals. In order to reduce rehandling number, containers can be moved in advance when they arrive, which is called preprocessing. This paper proposes an effective preprocessing algorithm and analyzes the factors that affect the productivity of the container terminals. It also provides a way to choose the best factors for preprocessing for a variety of situations. Research design, data, and methodology - To analyze the impact of factors affecting the performance of preprocessing algorithms presented in this paper, simulations are performed. The simulations are performed for two types of bays, 12 stacks with 8 tiers, and 8 stacks with 6 tiers. Results - The results of the factor analysis that affects the performance of the preprocessing algorithm were as follows. (1) As the LMF increased, preprocessing number increases and rehandling number decreased. (2) The LML effect was greatest when the LML changed from 0 to 1, and that the effect decreased when it changed above 1. (3) The sum of preprocessing number and rehandling number was then shown to be increased after decrease, as the LMF increased. (4) In the case of NCI, a decrease in NCI showed that the containers would become more grouped and thus the performance was improved. (5) There was a positive effect in the case of EFS. Conclusion - In this paper, preprocessing algorithm was proposed and it was possible to choose the best factors for preprocessing for a variety of situations through simulations. Further research related to this study needs to be carried out in the following topic : a study on the improvement of container performance by connecting the preprocessing with remarshalling.

• 산업공학
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.608-618
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• 2000

This paper proposes a design procedure to develop the object-oriented simulator of port container terminal. The design methodology uses an object-oriented approach to support an object-oriented simulation and the design procedure consists of object scheme and event scheme. The object-scheme is a procedure to determine the structure of material flow objects and information flow objects and a relation diagram between objects that have attributes and methods. The event scheme is a procedure to define methods and to connect messages of objects. We assume that the container terminal system consists of gate, container yard, and berth and the equipment used in the container terminal are container cranes, transfer cranes, yard tractors, and trailers.

• 한국항해항만학회지
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• 제31권7호
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• pp.605-611
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• 2007

In order to become a mega hub port, major ports all over the world are making every effort to enhance their productivity through efficiency of internal operation. Accordingly, in order to enhance the competitiveness of a container terminal, an automated container terminal is considered as the best alternative. An automated container terminal is using such automated handling equipment as AGV(Automated Guided Vehicles) and ATC(Automated Transfer Crane). The efficient equipment operation plays a critical role in enhancing the productivity of an automated container terminal. In an automated container terminal, the most important equipments are AGV and ATC. Each block of containers with a vertical layout is generally operating two ATCs. The two ATCs can be crossed or not at each block. In the case of operating crossover ATC, it has an advantage of high flexibility that ATC work is possible at both TP(Transfer Point) of each block. But it has also a disadvantage that the yard has to be operated at a low storage level of containers in the terminal yard. Recently, for automated container terminals, which are being prepared for opening in Korea, they plan to use uncrossed twin ATC in order to make the storage level of their yards high at a low cost. Therefore, studies have to be made in order to increase the efficiency of twin ATC system based on the flexibility that the crossover ATC system has. This research aims to suggest an operation strategy to improve efficiency of twin ATC at each storage block in a yard.

• 한국항해항만학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국항해항만학회 2005년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.487-492
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• 2005

국내 컨테이너 터미널은 좁은 야드 면적, 컨테이너 정보의 부정확성, 늦은 정보 전송 등으로 인하여 장치장에서 컨테이너를 적재하기 위한 계획인 Yard Planning에 문제점을 안고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 현재 활발한 연구가 진행 중인 RFID(Radio Frequence Identification)을 통해 차량 및 컨테이너 정보를 사전에 수집하여 이를 컨테이너 터미널의 게이트 및 장치장 활용방안을 개념적으로 제시하는데 목적이 있다.

• 한국항해항만학회지
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.401-407
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• 2009

컨테이너 터미널의 경쟁력을 높이기 위해서는 터미널 생산성 향상이 중요한 요소라고 할 수 있다. 이러한 생산성에 영향을 줄 수 있는 요인은 다양하다. 그 중 야드이송장비의 경우, 특정 선석크레인(QC, Quay Crane)에 야드트랙터(YT, Yard Tractor)가 고정 할당되는 방식에서 타수 QC들의 작업을 처리하는 풀링 방식으로 전환하여 YT의 생산성을 올리고 있다. 현재 국내 터미널에서도 YT 풀링을 도입하고 있는 실정이다. 하지만 아직 적절한 풀링 범위 및 효과적인 YT 할당 계획에 대한 노력은 부족한 실정이다. 본 논문에서는 YT 풀링 운영을 더 효율적으로 할 수 있도록 YT 풀링이 담당할 작업범위 결정에 미치는 요인의 도출과 상황에 따른 YT의 작업할당 모형에 대해서 제시하였다.

• 경영과학
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.1-15
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• 1995

The Pusan Container Terminal faces a rapid increase in berthing time of container ships as well as in waiting time of external trucks, which is due to an absolute lack of yard space. This research is focused on the development of a decision support system for the planning of the container terminal yard assignment so that the yard space would be utilized most effectively. Efforts should be given to the reasonable assignment of the yard storage and the dynamic adaptation to the ever changing environment. The software introduced here is based on the know-how of the field exports and its framework takes the approach of the hierarchical decision making.