Storage Space Allocation of Inbound Container in Railway Container Terminal

Li Wang, Xiaoning Zhu and Zhengyu Xie

Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 2014, vol. 2014, 1-10

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Efficient storage strategy of railway container terminals is important in balancing resource utilization, reducing waiting time, and improving handling efficiency. In this paper, we consider the formulation and solution algorithm for storage space allocation problem of inbound containers in railway container terminal. The problem is formulated as two-stage optimization models, whose objectives are balancing the workload of inbound containers and reducing the overlapping amounts. An algorithm implement process based on rolling horizon approach is designed to solve the proposed models. Computational experiments on an actual railway container terminal show that the proposed approach is effective to solve space allocation problem of inbound container and is significant for the operation and organization of railway container terminals.

Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1155/2014/956536

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