A Simulation–based Optimization Approach for Stochastic Yard Crane Scheduling Problem with Crane Mobility Constraints

Frobin M. Mnale, Mohamed S. Gheith, Amr B. Eltawil

2017

Abstract

With the fast-paced growth in containerized trade market the need for effective and efficient operations at container terminals is a critical factor in freight transport. One major contributing factor of terminal efficiency is the productivity of Yard Cranes (YC) resulting from YC scheduling. In this paper, the stochastic YC Scheduling Problem (YCSP) is presented aspiring to provide a new yard cranes analysis through operational attributes of the container handling process. A stochastic mixed integer programming model is proposed, and a simulation-based optimization procedure introduced to build YC schedules that account for the dynamic and uncertainty nature of container handling process in container terminals.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

M. Mnale F., S. Gheith M. and B. Eltawil A. (2017). A Simulation–based Optimization Approach for Stochastic Yard Crane Scheduling Problem with Crane Mobility Constraints . In Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications - Volume 1: SIMULTECH, ISBN 978-989-758-265-3, pages 296-303. DOI: 10.5220/0006440902960303

in Bibtex Style

@conference{simultech17,
author={Frobin M. Mnale and Mohamed S. Gheith and Amr B. Eltawil},
title={A Simulation–based Optimization Approach for Stochastic Yard Crane Scheduling Problem with Crane Mobility Constraints},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications - Volume 1: SIMULTECH,},
year={2017},
pages={296-303},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0006440902960303},
isbn={978-989-758-265-3},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications - Volume 1: SIMULTECH,
TI - A Simulation–based Optimization Approach for Stochastic Yard Crane Scheduling Problem with Crane Mobility Constraints
SN - 978-989-758-265-3
AU - M. Mnale F.
AU - S. Gheith M.
AU - B. Eltawil A.
PY - 2017
SP - 296
EP - 303
DO - 10.5220/0006440902960303