Robust model for the assignment of outgoing flights on airport baggage unloading areas

Edward Huang, Irene Liu and James T. Lin

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 2018, vol. 115, issue C, 110-125

Abstract: One of the major functions of airports is to handle the baggage of customers from check-in counters to aircrafts. To have an efficient baggage handling system (BHS), the assignment of flights on unloading areas must incorporate uncertainties. We develop a robust optimization (RO) model to find a robust plan with constant performance stability in terms of future uncertainty realization. We construct a BHS simulation model to compare different assignment models. The results indicated that the total number of manually handled baggage using the robust plan is 58% lower than that using the current assignment.

Keywords: Baggage Handling System (BHS); Airport; Robust optimization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2018.04.012

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