Design and Operation of Automated Container Storage Systems

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Design and Operation of Automated Container Storage Systems; Foreword; Preface; Contents; List of Symbols and Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Introduction; 1.1 Definition of the Subject Area; 1.2 Problem Description and Research Objectives; 1.3 Outline of the Thesis; Chapter 2 Container-Terminal Logistics; 2.1 Introduction to Container Logistics; 2.1.1 Development and Importance of Container Logistics; 2.1.2 Container Size and Type; 2.1.3 Types of Container-Transport Modes; 2.2 Introduction to Container-Terminal Systems; 2.2.1 Container-Terminal Functions

2.2.2 Container-Terminal Subsystems and Related Operations2.2.2.1 Container-Terminal Layout; 2.2.2.2 Ship-to-Shore Subsystem; 2.2.2.3 Waterside Horizontal-Transport Subsystem; 2.2.2.4 Storage Subsystem; 2.2.2.5 Hinterland-Connection Subsystem; 2.2.3 Container-Terminal Equipment; 2.2.3.1 Quay Cranes; 2.2.3.2 Horizontal-Transport Machines; 2.2.3.3 Storage Equipment; 2.3 Assessment of Container Terminals; 2.3.1 Design Indicators; 2.3.2 Performance Indicators; 2.3.2.1 Service-Level Indicators; 2.3.2.2 Terminal-Efficiency Indicators; 2.3.2.3 Equipment-Efficiency Indicators

2.3.2.4 Cost-Efficiency Indicators2.4 Classification of Terminal-Planning Problems; 2.4.1 Classification of Decision Problems; 2.4.2 Terminal-Design-Planning Problems; 2.4.3 Operational Terminal-Planning Problems; 2.4.3.1 Online Optimisation; 2.4.3.2 Stowage Planning; 2.4.3.3 Berth Allocation; 2.4.3.4 Quay-Crane Split; 2.4.3.5 Horizontal-Transport-Vehicle Dispatching; 2.4.3.6 Horizontal-Transport-Vehicle Routing; 2.4.3.7 Container Stacking; 2.4.3.8 Storage-Machine Scheduling; 2.5 Concluding Remarks; Chapter 3 Container-Storage Yard; 3.1 Classification of the Container-Storage Yard

3.1.1 Storage Functions3.1.2 Types of Stores; 3.1.3 Storage Processes; 3.1.4 Summarising Definition of the Container-Storage Yard; 3.2 Performance Interrelation of Container Terminals and Container-Storage Yards; 3.2.1 Performance Definition of Seaport Container Terminals; 3.2.2 Performance Definition of Container-Storage Yards; 3.3 Comparison of Different Types of Container-Storage-Yard Systems; 3.3.1 Straddle-Carrier System; 3.3.2 Rubber-Tyred-Gantry-Crane System; 3.3.3 Rail-Mounted-Gantry-Crane System; 3.3.4 Concluding Comparison; 3.4 Automated RMGC Systems; 3.4.1 RMGC Types

3.4.1.1 Single-Crane System3.4.1.2 Twin-Crane System; 3.4.1.3 Double-Crane System; 3.4.1.4 Triple-Crane System; 3.4.2 Technical Specification; 3.4.3 Processes; 3.4.4 Planning and Decision Problems; 3.4.5 Similar Problems and Comparable Logistic Systems; 3.5 Concluding Remarks; Chapter 4 RMGC-Design-Planning Problem; 4.1 Problem Description; 4.1.1 Decisions; 4.1.2 Objectives and Restrictions; 4.1.3 Parameters; 4.1.3.1 Crane-Workload-Defining Parameters; 4.1.3.2 Crane-Resource-Defining Parameters; 4.2 Literature Overview; 4.2.1 Storage-Yard Design; 4.2.2 RTGC Design; 4.2.3 RMGC Design

4.2.4 Concluding Summary

10.1007/978-3-7908-2885-6 [DOI]

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