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Optimization model of terminal container truck appointment based on coordinated service of inner and outer container trucks

《交通运输工程学报》[ISSN:1671-1637/CN:61-1369/U]

Issue:
2016年01期
Page:
115-122
Research Field:
交通运输规划与管理
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Title:
Optimization model of terminal container truck appointment based on coordinated service of inner and outer container trucks
Author(s):
ZENG Qing-cheng;  ZHANG Xiao-ju;  ZHANG Qian
School of Transportation Management, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, Liaoning, China
Keywords:
logistics engineering;  container terminal;  container truck appointment;  vacation queuing system;  container truck queuing
PACS:
U691.3
DOI:
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Abstract:
Aiming at the congestion problem induced by terminal container trucks arriving together, an optimization model of terminal container truck appointment based on the coordinated service of inner and outer container trucks was proposed, the vacation queuing system was built, the solving method based on genetic algorithm was designed, and the numerical experiments were provided to illustrate the validity of the model and the method. Analysis result indicates that the calculated average waiting time of inner container trucks at yard is 14.31 min and the actual average waiting time of inner container trucks at yard is 15.11 min. The calculated average waiting time of outer container trucks at yard is 20.65 min and the actual average waiting time of outer container trucks at yard is 21.55 min. The difference between the calculated values and the actual values is small. After the appointment optimization, the average waiting time of outer container trucks at yard decreases from 20.65 min to 16.85 min and the average waiting cost of terminal container trucks decreases from 29.3 yuan to 24.1 yuan. The vacation queuing model can effectively describe the service process of inner and outer terminal container trucks. Obviously, the appointment optimization model of container trucks can decrease the waiting cost and time of terminal container truck. Managing container truck should give priority to decreasing the waiting time of inner container truck. 2 tabs, 7 figs, 21 refs.

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