Development and simulation analysis of real-time yard crane control systems for seaport container transshipment terminals

OR Spectrum

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 801-835

  Petering, Matthew E H ^a   Wu, Yong ^b   Li, Wenkai ^b   Goh, Mark ^b,c   de Souza, Robert ^b  

^a University of Wisconsin Milwaukee   (United States)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Gross crane rate; Real time control; Seaport container terminal; Simulation; Yard crane dispatching

Indexed keywords

EID: 77349105518     PISSN: 01716468     EISSN: 14366304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00291-008-0142-7     Document Type: Article

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