Comparison and evaluation of various cycle-time models for yard cranes in container terminals

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 350-360

  Lee, Byung Kwon ^a   Kim, Kap Hwan ^a  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Container terminals; Cycle time; Statistical analysis; Yard cranes

Indexed keywords

CONTAINER TERMINAL; CONTAINER YARD; CYCLE TIME; EXPECTED TIME; OPERATION CYCLES; SIMULATION STUDIES; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME MODEL; YARD CRANES;

CONTAINERS; PORT TERMINALS; RAILROAD YARDS AND TERMINALS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

SHIP CRANES;

EID: 77953684518     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2010.04.015     Document Type: Article

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