文档介绍：Container terminal operation and operations
research – a classification and literature review
Dirk Steenken1, Stefan Voß2, and Robert Stahlbock2
1 Hamburger Hafen- und Lagerhaus AG, IS – Information Systems/Equipment Control,
Bei St. Annen 1, 20457 Hamburg, Germany
(e-mail: ******@)
2 Institute of Information Systems (Wirtschaftsinformatik), University of Hamburg,
Von-Melle-Park 5, 20146 Hamburg, Germany
(e-mail: stefan.******@uni-; ******@-)
Abstract. In the last four decades the container as an essential part of a unit-
load-concept has achieved undoubted importance in international sea freight trans-
portation. With ever increasing containerization the number of seaport container
terminals petition among them have e quite remarkable. Opera-
tions are nowadays unthinkable without effective and efficient use of information
technology as well as appropriate optimization (operations research) methods. In
this paper we describe and classify the main logistics processes and operations in
container terminals and present a survey of methods for their optimization.
Keywords: Container terminal – Logistics – Planning – Optimization – Heuristics
– Simulation
1 Introduction/historical overview
Containers came into the market for international conveyance of sea freight almost
five decades ago. They may be regarded as well accepted and they continue to
achieve even more acceptance due to the fact that containers are the foundation
for a unit-load-concept. Containers are relatively uniform boxes whose contents
do not have to be unpacked at each point of transfer. They have been designed
for easy and fast handling of freight. Besides the advantages for the discharge and
loading process, the standardization of metal boxes provides many advantages for
the customers, as there are protections against weather and pilferage, and improved
and simplified scheduling and controlling, resulting in a profitable physical flow
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