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Modelling and solution approaches to the multi-load AGV dispatching problem in container terminals

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  • Evelina Klerides

    (Business School, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK. E-mails: e.klerides05@imperial.ac.uk; e.hconstantinou@imperial.ac.uk)

  • Eleni Hadjiconstantinou

    (Business School, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK. E-mails: e.klerides05@imperial.ac.uk; e.hconstantinou@imperial.ac.uk)

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We consider the automated guided vehicle (AGV) dispatching problem in container terminals where vehicles are allowed to carry more than one container at a time. The main focus of the study is on dual-load AGVs, which may carry either two 20-ft containers or one 40/45-ft container. We propose a new mathematical formulation for the corresponding optimisation problem under a rolling horizon approach; the proposed model is a simplification over existing formulations. The performance of the model is evaluated against different scenarios with respect to minimising a defined dispatching ‘cost’. Our computational results are based on a number of scenarios for container terminals, with various layout configurations and levels of workload, and show that the model can generally be solved quickly providing good quality solutions.

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  • Evelina Klerides & Eleni Hadjiconstantinou, 2011. "Modelling and solution approaches to the multi-load AGV dispatching problem in container terminals," Maritime Economics & Logistics, Palgrave Macmillan;International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME), vol. 13(4), pages 371-386, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:marecl:v:13:y:2011:i:4:p:371-386
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    1. Carlo, Héctor J. & Vis, Iris F.A. & Roodbergen, Kees Jan, 2014. "Transport operations in container terminals: Literature overview, trends, research directions and classification scheme," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 236(1), pages 1-13.
    2. Damla Kizilay & Deniz Türsel Eliiyi, 2021. "A comprehensive review of quay crane scheduling, yard operations and integrations thereof in container terminals," Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal, Springer, vol. 33(1), pages 1-42, March.

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