On the quality of simple measures predicting block relocations in container yards

Joachim Scholl, David Boywitz and Nils Boysen

International Journal of Production Research, 2018, vol. 56, issue 1-2, 60-71

Abstract: The blocks relocation problem aims to minimise the number of unproductive relocation moves where blocking containers have to be removed to other stacks when retrieving containers in a given sequence from a container yard. Sometimes there is not enough time to solve this complex optimisation problem and information on the crane performance, which mainly depends on the relocation effort, is required under great time pressure. In this case, simple measures are required, which are quickly computed and, nonetheless, accurately predict the amount of relocation moves. This paper is dedicated to comparing twelve different known and new measures. Our computational study shows that composite measures combining a lower bound argument with a simple rule-based upper bound lead to predictions of remarkable accuracy.

Date: 2018
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