A model-based Decision Support System for multiple container terminals hub management
Abstract Paper aims To develop a model-based Decision Support System (DSS) that allows identifying the best strategy of the inter-/intra-terminal flows of the containers in order to increasing the performance of the hub under economic and environmental perspective. Originality The adoption of a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Engenharia de Produção (ABEPRO)
2018-08-01
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| Series: | Production |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-65132018000100213&lng=en&tlng=en |
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| Summary: | Abstract Paper aims To develop a model-based Decision Support System (DSS) that allows identifying the best strategy of the inter-/intra-terminal flows of the containers in order to increasing the performance of the hub under economic and environmental perspective. Originality The adoption of a dry port can effectively solve the congestion problem of a terminal only if an integrated sustainable solution (dry port location and container strategy storage) is identified. Research method The model is based on a heuristic computational algorithm for non-linear programming. Main findings The application of DSS to a full-scale numerical case show the model capabilities in identifying the optimal logistic strategies ensuring a low CF and in optimizing the cost due to transport activities. Implications for theory and practice It is possible to identify different strategies allowing to obtain an eco-friendly solution reducing, at same time, the costs for a given number of containers to be handled. |
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| ISSN: | 1980-5411 |