Article ID: | iaor20106447 |
Volume: | 35 |
Issue: | 2 |
Start Page Number: | 101 |
End Page Number: | 110 |
Publication Date: | Apr 2010 |
Journal: | Journal of the Korean O.R. and MS Society |
Authors: | Kim Chan Ho, Ha Tae Young, Yang Hongsuk |
Keywords: | containers, cranes |
This paper aims to compare four operating priority rules of RMGC (Rail Mounted Gantry Crane) used in semi-automated container terminal. The four priority rules employed in this paper are FCFS (First-come-first-served), LCFS (Last-come-first-served), TOS (Turn-over-served) and NFS (Nearest-first-served). And to compare the four operating priority rules, this paper analyzed productivity of RMGC and CC (Container Crane), waiting time of YT (Yard Truck) and RT (Road Truck) in container yard, and turnaround time of RT in container terminal of each priority rule by using stevedoring simulation. As a result, NFS was evaluated as the best rule to improve the overall productivity of container terminal in terms of all criteria.