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A Soft Optimization Model to Solve Space Allocation Problems in Breakbulk Terminals

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  • Jafari Kang, Masood
  • Mobtahej, Pooyan
  • Sedaghat, Atefe
  • Hamidi, Maryam

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In recent decades, freight transportation systems have been developed rapidly. This development leads to using various policies to enhance system utilization. The studies show that an optimized policy related to space allocation benefits the shareholders in freight transportations. The objective of space allocation problems is to find the best arrangement of cargos in warehouse cells to meet the problem aims. In this paper, inspired by the Office Space Allocation problem, we developed a novel model to minimize the handling costs and to maximize available spaces for the next arriving cargo. We first formulate the optimization model and discuss various constraints. We then present an approach to solve the proposed model. Lastly, we analyze a numerical example derived from the data of Port of Beaumont to illustrate the efficiency of the model.

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  • Jafari Kang, Masood & Mobtahej, Pooyan & Sedaghat, Atefe & Hamidi, Maryam, 2021. "A Soft Optimization Model to Solve Space Allocation Problems in Breakbulk Terminals," MPRA Paper 111372, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 13 Dec 2021.
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    1. Mobtahej, Pooyan, 2021. "The Motivation Behind Investment in Development of Open Source Software Projects," MPRA Paper 107751, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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      Keywords

      Freight Transportation; System Utilization; Space Allocation Problems; Warehouse; Cargo;
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      JEL classification:

      • C61 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Optimization Techniques; Programming Models; Dynamic Analysis
      • L91 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities - - - Transportation: General
      • R41 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics - - - Transportation: Demand, Supply, and Congestion; Travel Time; Safety and Accidents; Transportation Noise

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