A Quay Crane System that Self-recovers from Random Shocks

• Main Authors: LIM, Yun Fong, ZHANG, Yan, WANG, Chen
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2015
• Subjects: Quay cranes; container terminals; shocks; self-organizing systems; Operations and Supply Chain Management
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/3293; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/4292/viewcontent/yflim_FSMJ2015.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The main challenge for a container terminal is to maximize its throughput using limited resources subject to various operational constraints under uncertainty. Traditional methods try to achieve this through an optimized plan by solving a quay crane scheduling problem; but the plan may become obsole...