A Novel Auction-Based Truck Appointment System for Marine Terminals

Ilias Alexandros Parmaksizoglou (), Alessandro Bombelli and Alexei Sharpanskykh
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Ilias Alexandros Parmaksizoglou: Air Transport and Operations, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Delft University of Technology, 2629 HS Delft, The Netherlands
Alessandro Bombelli: Air Transport and Operations, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Delft University of Technology, 2629 HS Delft, The Netherlands
Alexei Sharpanskykh: Air Transport and Operations, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Delft University of Technology, 2629 HS Delft, The Netherlands

Logistics, 2024, vol. 8, issue 2, 1-20

Abstract: Background: Increased maritime trade has led to a surge in drayage operations, causing congestion and environmental issues in port areas. Truck Appointment Systems (TASs) are commonly used to manage truck arrival rates, yet transparency and equity in slot allocation remain problematic, fostering distrust between Licensed Motor Carriers (LMCs) and Marine Terminal Operators (MTOs). Methods: This study proposes a polycentric approach to improve truck scheduling and ensure that those impacted by decisions are involved in the decision-making process. A single-round auction mechanism focused on optimizing the truck hauling process through a pricing policy that promotes sincere bidding is introduced. The proposed approach employs an optimization strategy to achieve equitable coordination in truck synchronization through means of adaptable capacity management. Results: Numerical experiments assessing scenarios of noncollaborative behavior against partial collaboration between MTOs and LMCs demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach in enhancing user satisfaction and terminal conditions for a case study focused on a medium-sized terminal. Collaboration between trucking companies is shown to increase utility per monetary unit spent on slot acquisition. Conclusions: The polycentric strategy offers a solution to TAS limitations by ensuring stakeholder participation with respect to flexibility and transparency by ensuring that those impacted by decisions are involved in the decision-making process.

Keywords: truck appointment systems; auction; scheduling; collaboration; marine terminal operators (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L8 L80 L81 L86 L87 L9 L90 L91 L92 L93 L98 L99 M1 M10 M11 M16 M19 R4 R40 R41 R49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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