Article ID: | iaor20133556 |
Volume: | 54 |
Issue: | 1 |
Start Page Number: | 14 |
End Page Number: | 31 |
Publication Date: | Aug 2013 |
Journal: | Transportation Research Part E |
Authors: | Bierlaire Michel, Vacca Ilaria, Umang Nitish |
Keywords: | heuristics |
In this paper, we study the dynamic hybrid berth allocation problem in bulk ports with the objective to minimize the total service times of the vessels. We propose two exact methods based on mixed integer programming and generalized set partitioning, and a heuristic method based on squeaky wheel optimization, explicitly considering the cargo type on the vessel. The formulations are compared through extensive numerical experiments based on instances inspired from real bulk port data. The results indicate that the set partitioning method and the heuristic method can be used to obtain near‐optimal solutions for even larger problem size.