Vehicle scheduling in port automation : advanced algorithms for minimum cost flow problems / Hassan Rashidi and Edward Tsang. [O'Reilly electronic resource]
Edition
Second edition.
Publication Info.
Boca Raton : CRC Press, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, [2016]
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-225).
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. Problems in container terminals -- 3. Formulations of the problems and solutions -- 4. Vehicle scheduling : a minimum cost flow problem -- 5. Network simplex : the fastest algorithm -- 6. Network simplex plus : complete advanced algorithm -- 7. Dynamic network simplex : dynamic complete advanced algorithm -- 8. Greedy vehicle search : an incomplete advanced algorithm -- 9. Multi-load and heterogeneous vehicle scheduling : hybrid solutions -- 10. Conclusions and future research.
Summary
Container terminals are constantly being challenged to adjust their throughput capacity to match fluctuating demand. Examining the optimization problems encountered in today's container terminals, Vehicle Scheduling in Port Automation: Advanced Algorithms for Minimum Cost Flow Problems, Second Edition provides advanced algorithms for handling the s.