A container yard storage strategy for improving land utilization and operation efficiency in a transshipment hub port

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 221, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 64-73

  Jiang, Xinjia ^a   Lee, Loo Hay ^a   Chew, Ek Peng ^a   Han, Yongbin ^a   Tan, Kok Choon ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Consignment strategy; High low workload balancing protocol; Logistics; Port operation; Space sharing yard template

Indexed keywords

CONSIGNMENT STRATEGY; CONTAINER PORTS; CONTAINER TRAFFIC; CONTAINER YARD; HIGH-LOW; LAND UTILIZATION; LOADING AND UNLOADING; OPERATION EFFICIENCIES; PORT OPERATIONS; SPACE-SHARING; STORAGE SPACES; STORAGE YARDS; WORKLOAD ASSIGNMENT; WORKLOAD BALANCING; YARD CRANES;

CONTAINERS; LOADING; LOGISTICS; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; UNLOADING;

PORTS AND HARBORS;

EID: 84860261105     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2012.03.011     Document Type: Article

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