Intermodal container flows in a port system network:: Analysis of possible growths via simulation models

In this paper we are involved with the so-called master bay plan problem (MBPP), that is the problem of finding optimal plans for stowing containers into a containership, with respect to a set of structural and operational restrictions. We describe in detail such constraints and give a basic 0–1 Linear Programming model for MBPP. Successively, we present a heuristic approach that enables us to relax some relations from the model and give some prestowage rules for being able to solve this combinatorial optimization problem. In particular, we split the set of available locations of the ship into different subsets and force the stowage of containers within them depending on their features and handling operations. A validation of the proposed approach is given together with the analysis of real instances of the problem coming from a maritime terminal located in the city of Genoa.

Stowing a containership: the master bay plan problem

A 3D-BPP approach for optimising stowage plans and terminal productivity

In this work, we are looking at the problem of determining stowage plans for containerships. This problem, denoted in the literature as the Master Bay Plan Problem (MBPP), is computationally difficult to solve, that is NP-hard. We start from the optimal solution of subsets of bays related to independent portions of the ship, which are determined by a previously proposed decomposition approach for the MBPP; then, we look for the global ship stability of the overall stowage plan by using a tabu search (TS) meta-heuristic approach. Note that at the same time the proposed TS algorithm allows us to further reduce the handling time of the containers to be loaded on the ship. The proposed heuristics has been implemented within a software support system that helps the planning management in the visualisation of the stowage plans of each bay of the ship. Preliminary computational experimentations performed on some real-life test cases related to a terminal located at the port of Genoa, Italy are provided.

/pdf/a-new-three-step-heuristic-for-the-master-bay-plan-problem-4qkpm1s8cq.pdf

A new three-step heuristic for the Master Bay Plan Problem

This paper addresses the problem of determining stowage plans for containers in a ship, referred to as the Master Bay Plan Problem (MBPP). ; MBPP is NP‐complete. We present a heuristic method for solving MBPP based on its relation with the three‐dimensional bin packing problem (3D‐BPP), where items are containers and bins are different portions of the ship. Our aim is to find stowage plans, taking into account structural and operational constraints related to both the containers and the ship, that minimize the time required for loading all containers on board. ; A validation of the proposed approach with some test cases is given. The results of real instances of the problem involving more than 1400 containers show the effectiveness of the proposed approach for large scale applications.

The master bay plan problem: a solution method based on its connection to the three‐dimensional bin packing problem

Management of port maintenance: A review of current problems and practices

Handle everyday research tasks with reliable, citation-backed results

Your personal Research Agent to handle research tasks with citation-backed results

Popular Tasks used by Researchers

How can I help with your research?

Meet SciSpace

Get more enhanced response by uploading the PDFs you want me to reference.

No relevant PDFs in your library

SciSpace is the AI research assistant for academics. Run systematic literature reviews on 280M+ papers, and write papers with cited sources. Trusted by 1M+ students, PhDs & researchers.

SciSpace | AI for Research

Analyze PDFs

Code & Manuscripts

Funding & Grants

Literature & Patents

Medical & Clinical Data

Systematic Review

Visualize & Present

Web & Data

Build a Google Scholar-like website for your research.

Build a website

Create charts and images for your research

Create a Chart

Write a paper for submission to a journal

Draft a manuscript

Patent Search

Design eye-catching scientific posters in minutes.

Scientific Poster Generation

Systematic Literature Review

One task is running at the moment. Your messages will be shown right after.

Drag and drop or click here to browse

Loved by <highlight>1 million+</highlight> researchers

Extract a list of specific topics and their sources from unstructured text

Topics

Compare and analyze relevant papers that matches with your search

Papers

Get insights from PDFs and bookmarked papers from your library

My library

Recent searches

Try searching for:

Catch AI-generated content in scholarly and non-scholarly content

{ai} Detector

Ai Writer

Get PDF Summaries, highlighted text explanations 

Chat with PDF

Effortlessly create in-text citations and bibliographies in APA and 2,500 other formats

Citation generator

Get explanations, summaries, and answers on academic papers

Ease up your research workflow with {scispace}'s cohort of exciting AI tools

Elevate your academic writing skills and convey your ideas the way you want

Paraphraser

Explore our range of reading and writing tools

Your file is being prepared and should be ready in a few minutes. If it's a large file, it might take a bit longer. You can close this window, and we'll email you the file when it's done.

You have reached a maximum limit of <strong>{limit}</strong> columns in the table. Remove at least <strong>1</strong> column to add or create another one.

D K Roach

Author Tools

Chat about Author

Papers

Management of port maintenance: A review of current problems and practices