Crane Scheduling in Container Terminals

Crane Scheduling in Container Terminals
Автор
 
Год
 
Страниц
 
68
ISBN
 
3639042360
Издатель
 
Emereo Pty Ltd
Категория
 
Новые поступления. Бизнес и экономика

Описание:

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 sugges­ted 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 sche­duling problems and...

Похожие книги

Great British JourneysGreat British Journeys
Автор: Nicholas Crane
Год: 2009
The Red Badge of Courage&Other StoriesThe Red Badge of Courage&Other Stories
Автор: Stephen Crane
Год: 2003
The Red Badge of Courage & Other StoriesThe Red Badge of Courage & Other Stories
Автор: Stephen Crane
Год: 2003
Drum (container)Drum (container)
Год: 2010