The allocation of storage space for transshipment in vehicle distribution

Dirk C. Mattfeld () and Holger Orth ()
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Dirk C. Mattfeld: Technical University Braunschweig
Holger Orth: Orth IT-Dienstleistungen

A chapter in Container Terminals and Cargo Systems, 2007, pp 267-289 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract We address the planning of transportation and storage capacity over time. In intermodal transshipment terminals, finished vehicles are assigned to yard locations for intermediate storage. The evolutionary algorithm proposed evolves a period-oriented capacity utilization strategy. This capacity utilization strategy then controls a construction heuristic which assigns vehicle movements to periods and vehicles to storage locations. It is aimed at efficient operations and at a balanced distribution of vehicle movements over the periods of the planning horizon.

Keywords: Vehicle transshipment; Multi-period model; Task assignment; Storage space allocation; Construction heuristic; Evolutionary algorithm (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-49550-5_13

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