New solution approaches for the train load planning problem

Daniela Ambrosino () and Claudia Caballini ()
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Daniela Ambrosino: University of Genova
Claudia Caballini: University of Genova

EURO Journal on Transportation and Logistics, 2019, vol. 8, issue 3, No 4, 299-325

Abstract: Abstract The present paper faces the train load planning problem in container terminals. The problem consists of assigning containers to rail wagons while maximizing the total priority of the containers loaded and minimizing the number of rehandles executed in the terminal yard. Two different heuristic approaches, based on an innovative way to compute weight limitations and on two 0/1 integer programming models, are proposed and compared on the basis of specific key performance indicators. The heuristic approaches are compared using random generated instances based on real-world data. An extensive computational analysis has been performed.

Keywords: Train load planning problem; Optimization; 0/1 integer linear programming; Slot weight limitations; Load configurations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1007/s13676-018-0127-x

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