Indexed by:Journal Article

Date of Publication:2016-01-01

Journal:MATHEMATICAL PROBLEMS IN ENGINEERING

Included Journals:Scopus、EI、SCIE

Volume:2016

ISSN:1024-123X

Abstract:The conventional approach of designing a container yard should be reexamined in the context of sustainable port development. Considering the uncertain future throughput, a simulation-based optimization framework is proposed to obtain a cost-effective and reliable design solution to the physical layout and equipment deployment strategy of the yard at a mega container terminal. In this framework, a two-stage stochastic programmingmodel is presented aided with a simulation procedure of terminal operations. Finally, an application is given and the results show that the proposed integrated decision framework is effective and helpful for optimizing container yard design in the context of sustainable development of container terminals.