Article ID: | iaor20112732 |
Volume: | 47 |
Issue: | 4 |
Start Page Number: | 461 |
End Page Number: | 473 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2011 |
Journal: | Transportation Research Part E |
Authors: | Ropke Stefan, Larsen Jesper, Buhrkal Katja, Zuglian Sara, Lusby Richard |
Keywords: | containers, berth allocation |
In this paper we consider the problem of allocating arriving ships to discrete berth locations at container terminals. This problem is recognized as one of the most important processes for any container terminal. We review and describe three main models of the discrete dynamic berth allocation problem, improve the performance of one model, and, through extensive numerical tests, compare all models from a computational perspective. The results indicate that a generalized set‐partitioning model outperforms all other existing models.