Hybrid approach for container terminals performances evaluation and analysis

Hybrid approach for container terminals performances evaluation and analysis

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Article ID: iaor2014590
Volume: 9
Issue: 12
Start Page Number: 104
End Page Number: 112
Publication Date: May 2014
Journal: International Journal of Simulation and Process Modelling
Authors: , , ,
Keywords: simulation: applications
Abstract:

Turnaround time, defined as the total time spent by a vessel within the port area, is one of the most important key performance measures for a container terminal. In this paper, the authors propose a hybrid approach based on simulation and genetic algorithms to investigate vessels' turnaround time in a real container terminal under different scenarios characterised by increases in containers traffic and vessels traffic. The authors show how a modular simulation model integrated with optimisation algorithms can be used as an advanced support tool to identify resources capacity constraints and to identify how such constraints affect the vessels' turnaround time.

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