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EURO Journal on Transportation and Logistics
Published in: EURO Journal on Transportation and Logistics 3/2015

01-09-2015 | Research Paper

Cargo assembly planning

Authors: Martin Savelsbergh, Olivia Smith

Published in: EURO Journal on Transportation and Logistics | Issue 3/2015

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Abstract

A critical component in a coal export supply chain is the stockyard at a terminal, as this is where coal from different mines is “mixed” in a stockpile before being loaded onto vessels. We develop a tree search algorithm for managing the stockyard aimed at maximizing the throughput. The algorithm relies on the analysis and use of geometric properties of a coal assembly plan when represented in a space–time diagram. A computational study establishes the efficacy of the algorithm and analyzes the merit of commonly used stockyard management rules.
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Metadata
Title
Cargo assembly planning
Authors
Martin Savelsbergh
Olivia Smith
Publication date
01-09-2015
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
EURO Journal on Transportation and Logistics / Issue 3/2015
Print ISSN: 2192-4376
Electronic ISSN: 2192-4384
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13676-014-0048-2