Slot allocation optimization for export container in container storage yard based on stochastic delivery sequence
Abstract：In order to optimize the slot allocation for export containers in container storage yard under the condition of uncertain container delivery time and reduce the activity-based cost,a slot allocation optimization method based on stochastic delivery sequence was proposed.The method is composed of two-stage stochastic programming model and tabu-search based heuristic algorithm.The bays and stacks were optimized to minimize the gantry crane cost and container reshuffling amount.In addition,the solution method for both container reshuffling amout under stochastic delivery sequence and granty crane cost was discussed.The tabu-search based heuristic algorithm was developed aiming at the characteristics of the optimum solution of the model.The simulation experiments reveal that the proposed method can utilize the uncertain information of container delivery sequence to improve the scheduling effect,and the algorithm can attain the satisfied solution in reasonable time.
Keywords：container transportationstorage slot optimizationtwo-stage random programming modeltabu-search algorithmstochastic delivery sequencecontainer reshuffling rateheuristic algorithmsimulation
Publication Date：2011-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)