Since their introduction in the 1960s containers represent the standard unit-load concept for international freight. Container terminals primarily serve as an interface between different modes of transportation, e.g. domestic rail or truck transportation and deep sea maritime transport. Significant gains in productivity can be achieved through advanced terminal layouts, more efficient IT-support and improved logistics control software systems, as well as automated transportation and handling equipment. The primary objective of this book is to reflect these challenges and to present new insights and successful solutions to operational problems of automated container terminals and cargo systems. It comprises reports on the state of the art, applications of quantitative methods, as well as case studies and simulation results. Its contributions are written by leading experts from academia and business and address practitioners and researchers in logistics, transportation, and management.
Container Terminals and Cargo Systems
Kap Hwan Kim Hans-Otto Günther Editors
Container Terminals and Cargo Systems Design, Operations Management, and Logistics Control Issues
With 138 Figures and 72 Tables
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Professor Kap Hwan Kim Pusan National University Department of Industrial Engineering Jangjeon-dong, Kumjeong-ku Busan 609-735 Korea
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Papers of this volume have been published in the journal OR Spectrum.
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Table of Contents
Part 1: Introduction Container terminals and terminal operations Kim, K. H., G¨unther H.-O. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Part 2: Container terminals Simulation of a multiterminal system for container handling Ottjes, J. A., Veeke, H. P. M., Duinkerken, M. B., Rijsenbrij, J. C., Lodewijks, G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Comparing transportation systems for inter-terminal transport at the Maasvlakte container terminals Duinkerken, M. B., Dekker, R., Kurstjens, S. T. G. L., Ottjes, J. A., Dellaert, N. P. . . .