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Plan validation for container terminals

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Yvo A. SaanenAuthors Info & Claims

WSC '14: Proceedings of the 2014 Winter Simulation Conference

Pages 1783 - 1794

Published: 07 December 2014 Publication History

Abstract

Terminal operating systems (TOS) play a major role in today's terminal performance. A TOS is used to create operational plans in order to ensure timely handling of vessels, trucks and trains at minimal operational cost. Creating appropriate operational plans forms a challenge for the planners, as plans should take into account a variety of aspects, such as grounding decisions and equipment dispatching. In addition, several decisions have to be made within a limited time frame, couple of hours before starting the operation. Wrong decisions in the plan can have major impact on the operation and implies financial and safety consequences. Planners face these problems only when the plans are actually executed in live operation. In this article, we propose to use a fast yet accurate simulation of both the operation and the TOS in order to support planners to investigate and adapt plans before they are applied in live operations.

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Boer CSaanen Y(2017)Using simulation and emulation throughout the life cycle of a container terminalProceedings of the 2017 Winter Simulation Conference10.5555/3242181.3242452(1-12)Online publication date: 3-Dec-2017
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/3242181.3242452
Li BTan KTran KHuschka TChick S(2016)Traffic simulation model for port planning and congestion preventionProceedings of the 2016 Winter Simulation Conference10.5555/3042094.3042390(2382-2393)Online publication date: 11-Dec-2016
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/3042094.3042390

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WSC '14: Proceedings of the 2014 Winter Simulation Conference

December 2014

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University of Georgia

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Boer CSaanen Y(2017)Using simulation and emulation throughout the life cycle of a container terminalProceedings of the 2017 Winter Simulation Conference10.5555/3242181.3242452(1-12)Online publication date: 3-Dec-2017
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/3242181.3242452
Li BTan KTran KHuschka TChick S(2016)Traffic simulation model for port planning and congestion preventionProceedings of the 2016 Winter Simulation Conference10.5555/3042094.3042390(2382-2393)Online publication date: 11-Dec-2016
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/3042094.3042390

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