An agent-based approach to modeling yard cranes at seaport container terminals

Spring Simulation Multiconference 2010, SpringSim'10

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Huynh, Nathan ^a   Vidal, Jose M ^a  

^a University of South Carolina   (United States)

Author keywords

Agent based modeling; Seaport container terminals; Truck turn time; Utility maximization; Yard cranes

Indexed keywords

AGENT-BASED APPROACH; AGENT-BASED MODEL; AGENT-BASED MODELING; AVERAGE WAITING-TIME; CONTAINER TERMINAL; CROSS-PLATFORM; DECISION MAKING PROCESS; DISTANCE-BASED; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; HIGH COSTS; MODELING ENVIRONMENTS; MULTI-AGENT; NETLOGO; SEAPORT CONTAINER TERMINALS; SERVICE STRATEGY; SIMULATION RESULT; TERMINAL OPERATORS; UTILITY FUNCTIONS; UTILITY MAXIMIZATIONS; WAITING-TIME; YARD CRANES;

AUTOMOBILES; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CONTAINERS; DECISION MAKING; OPTIMIZATION; PORT TERMINALS; RAILROAD YARDS AND TERMINALS; SHIP CRANES;

TRUCKS;

EID: 78650627911     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1878537.1878663     Document Type: Conference Paper

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