A Benders decomposition-based framework for solving quay crane scheduling problems

Defeng Sun, Lixin Tang and Roberto Baldacci

European Journal of Operational Research, 2019, vol. 273, issue 2, 504-515

Abstract: In this paper, we study the Quay Crane Scheduling Problem (QCSP) in container terminals. We describe a new mathematical formulation for the QCSP and by addressing the structure of workload assignments we develop an easier way to handle non-crossing constraints. The proposed mathematical formulation is used in an exact solution framework based on logic-based Benders decomposition. The proposed approach decomposes the problem into a workload-assignment master problem and operation-sequence slave subproblems. Logic-based cuts are proposed to ensure the convergence of the approach. Computational results show the effectiveness of the proposed solution approach.

Keywords: OR In Maritime Industry; Container Terminal; Quay Crane Scheduling; Logic-Based Benders Decomposition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2018.08.009

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