The Management of Transshipment Terminals: Decision Support for Terminal Operations in Finished Vehicle Supply Chains (Operations Research Computer Science Interfaces Series)

Contents......Page 6
Acknowledgments......Page 10
1.1 Freight Transshipment......Page 11
1.1.1 Reasons for Transshipment......Page 12
1.1.2 Terminal Operations......Page 13
1.2.1 Vehicle Supply Chains......Page 14
1.2.2 Transshipment Tasks......Page 15
1.3 Book's Overview......Page 16
2.1.1 A Quick Glimpse to History......Page 19
2.1.2 Shift Towards Emerging Markets......Page 21
2.1.3 Multinational Configurations......Page 23
2.2 Challenges for Outbound Logistics......Page 25
2.2.1 Distribution Strategies......Page 26
2.2.2 Hub and Spoke Distribution......Page 27
2.2.3 Logistic System Leadership......Page 29
2.3 Summary......Page 30
3. INTERMODAL VEHICLE TRANSSHIPMENT......Page 31
3.1.1 Deep-Sea Segment......Page 32
3.1.2 Short-Sea Segment......Page 35
3.1.3 Second-Hand Automobile Segment......Page 36
3.1.4 High and Heavy Segment......Page 37
3.2.1 Competitive Port Infrastructure......Page 38
3.2.2 Ports of the North Range......Page 40
3.2.3 Development of Transshipment Volume......Page 42
3.2.4 Distribution of Transshipment Volume......Page 44
3.3 Summary......Page 48
4.1 Transshipment Processes......Page 50
4.1.1 Import Process......Page 51
4.1.2 Export Process......Page 54
4.2 Management Decisions......Page 55
4.2.1 Strategic Decisions......Page 56
4.2.2 Tactical Decisions......Page 57
4.2.3 Operational Decisions......Page 65
4.3 Summary......Page 68
5.1 Vehicle Transshipment Planning......Page 70
5.1.1 Allocation of Storage Space......Page 71
5.1.3 Goals for Terminal Operations......Page 73
5.2.1 Problem Resources......Page 75
5.2.2 Decision Variables......Page 77
5.2.3 Constraints......Page 78
5.2.4 Objective Function......Page 82
5.3.1 Implications of the Integral Model......Page 83
5.3.2 Hierarchical Problem Separation......Page 85
5.4 Summary......Page 91
6.1 Space Allocation Problems......Page 92
6.1.1 Literature Overview......Page 93
6.1.2 Problem Modeling......Page 95
6.2.1 Producing Solvable Test Problems......Page 99
6.3.1 Greedy Strategy......Page 102
6.3.2 Generalized Procedure......Page 104
6.3.3 Balancing Strategy......Page 109
6.4.1 Evolutionary Algorithms......Page 111
6.4.2 Parameter Optimization......Page 114
6.4.3 Adaptive Strategy......Page 115
6.5 Summary......Page 116
7.1 The Gang Scheduling Problem......Page 118
7.1.1 Literature Review......Page 119
7.1.2 Problem Description......Page 122
7.1.3 Problem Modeling......Page 123
7.1.4 Generating Problem Instances......Page 124
7.2.1 Local-Search Framework......Page 126
7.2.2 Guidance of Search by Tabu Moves......Page 128
7.2.3 Setting of Generic Parameters......Page 129
7.3 Algorithmic Design......Page 130
7.3.2 Building an Initial Solution......Page 131
7.3.3 Performing a Move......Page 132
7.3.4 Estimating the Costs of a Move......Page 137
7.4.1 Experimental Setup......Page 142
7.4.2 Hill-Climbing Algorithm......Page 143
7.4.3 Tabu Search Algorithm......Page 145
7.5 Summary......Page 146
8.1 Support for Terminal Operations......Page 147
8.1.1 Functionality of ERP Systems......Page 148
8.1.2 Control of Terminal Operations......Page 149
8.2 Software Support for Planning......Page 150
8.2.1 Terminal Viewer Module......Page 151
8.2.2 Terminal Information System......Page 153
8.3.1 Requirements Definition......Page 155
8.3.2 Design Specification......Page 158
8.3.3 Implementation Description......Page 162
8.4 Impact of Automated Planning......Page 164
8.5 Summary......Page 165
Bibliography......Page 167
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V......Page 185