| Crane Scheduling in Container Terminals Contributor(s): Bohrer, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 3639042360 ISBN-13: 9783639042368 Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K. OUR PRICE: $50.27 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Business Mathematics |
| Physical Information: 0.14" H x 6" W x 9" (0.23 lbs) 68 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The globalization of trade has lead to an enormous growth in sea transportation over the last years. A great majority of general cargo is containerized and handled in container terminals, which are essential hubs in sea transportation systems. The potential of cost saving in a container terminal is large and the workflow of a container terminal has to be very efficient. The focus of this book lies on the scheduling of cranes in container terminals in order to improve the turnaround time of a port. Crane scheduling has a strong impact on the performance of the container terminal system. In this book, models to schedule different crane types are developed with respect to their characteristic abilities. The sugges-ted procedures and algorithms lead to crane schedules which make the container workflow more efficient and improve the performance of ports in a global and highly competitive economy. The book is addressed to logistic planners, people dealing with sche-duling problems and mathematicians interested in integer programs. |