A simulation optimization method for vehicles dispatching among multiple container terminals. Issue 7 (1st May 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tao, Jinghui; Qiu, Yuzhuo
• Is Part Of: Expert systems with applications. Volume 42:Issue 7(2015)
• Page Start: 3742
• Page End: 3750
• Publication Date: 2015-05-01
• Subjects: Expert systems (Computer science) -- Periodicals; Systèmes experts (Informatique) -- Périodiques; Electronic journals; 006.33
• DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2014.12.041
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0957-4174

Abstract

<abstract xml:lang="en" abstract-type="author-highlights" id="ab005"> <title id="st070">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="sp0005"> <list id="l0005"> <list-item id="o0005"> <label></label> <p id="p0225">An online strategy with reduced empty traveling and global balancing is proposed.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0010"> <label></label> <p id="p0230">A linear evaluation function is established for real-time dispatching empty vehicles.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0015"> <label></label> <p id="p0235">Two berths model is established with ships arriving at different time.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0020"> <label></label> <p id="p0240">Different factors are introduced into the evaluation function by linear combination.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>