An Optimization Model of Railway Empty Container Allocation Based on Customer Satisfaction

An uncertain programming for empty container allocation

Because of most liner trade is imbalanced, liner operators often need to reposition their empty containers or to lease containers to meet customer’s demand. It is important for liner operators to allocate their empty containers effectively, which implying reducing their leasing cost and the inventory level at ports. In this paper, we consider the ocean transportation problem for empty container...

mortality forecasting based on lee-carter model

over the past decades a number of approaches have been applied for forecasting mortality. in 1992, a new method for long-run forecast of the level and age pattern of mortality was published by lee and carter. this method was welcomed by many authors so it was extended through a wider class of generalized, parametric and nonlinear model. this model represents one of the most influential recent d...

A Bayesian Network-based customer satisfaction model: a tool for management decisions in railway transport

Introduction The success of a business is reflected in its established Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). In order to manage the KPIs of a particular business efficiently, it is essential to understand the current performance level of each KPI, the impacts of each KPI on the business objectives, the factors influencing each KPI, and the often complex network of interactions between these factor...

Optimization of empty container movements in intermodal transport

Rail Mounted Gantry Crane Scheduling Optimization in Railway Container Terminal Based on Hybrid Handling Mode

Rail mounted gantry crane (RMGC) scheduling is important in reducing makespan of handling operation and improving container handling efficiency. In this paper, we present an RMGC scheduling optimization model, whose objective is to determine an optimization handling sequence in order to minimize RMGC idle load time in handling tasks. An ant colony optimization is proposed to obtain near optimal...