OPTIMIZATION OF BERTH ALLOCATION AND QUAY CRANE ASSIGNMENT IN CONTAINER TERMINALS

• Main Author: Tsavalista Burhani, Jzolanda
• Format: Theses
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/47174
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

In seaport container terminals, berth allocation and quay crane assignment is generally completed in a hierarchically or sequentially manner. However, this method in the planning of container terminal operations often hinders obtaining a sufficient resource utilization and service quality at low cost. This research provides a model for aligning all decisions that have to be made in an integrative manner. The decisions taken in this model considers two stakeholder interests, namely port operators and ship operators, to solve problems at the port. The proposed problem formulation includes important real world aspects such as the decrease of marginal productivity of quay cranes assigned to a vessel and some detailed ship handling activities. To overcome these problems heuristic constructions are presented. The results emphasize the the importance of involving the consideration of two stakeholder interests, as well as the important role of quay crane productivity in the planning of container terminal operations. It is also demonstrated that an integrated approach can balance terminal costs better than conventional way of operations planning does, and enables significant cost reductions resulting from better utilization of berth facilities.