Models and Algorithms for Container Allocation Problems on Trains in a Rapid Transshipment Shunting Yard
1998; Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences; Volume: 32; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1287/trsc.32.4.370
ISSN1526-5447
AutoresNathalie Bostel, Pierre Dejax,
Tópico(s)Maritime Ports and Logistics
ResumoMultimodal transport of containers can be an alternative to the road transportation but it requires to be competitive in terms of quality of service and price. In rail–rail container terminals, new techniques are developed to facilitate rapid transfers of the containers between trains. In this article, we address the problem of the optimization of the operations management of rapid rail–rail transshipment shunting yards. We are interested specifically in the optimization of containers allocation on trains (for the initial loading and their reloading after transshipment). We have developed a class of models with different levels of complexity and realism and we have proposed optimal and heuristic methods to solve them. The experimental results on realistic datasets are very promising in terms of the minimization of the container moves in a terminal as well as the use and sizing of the handling equipments.
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