A simulation optimization method for vehicles dispatching among multiple container terminals

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Highlights：

• An online strategy with reduced empty traveling and global balancing is proposed.

• A linear evaluation function is established for real-time dispatching empty vehicles.

• Two berths model is established with ships arriving at different time.

• Different factors are introduced into the evaluation function by linear combination.

摘要

•An online strategy with reduced empty traveling and global balancing is proposed.•A linear evaluation function is established for real-time dispatching empty vehicles.•Two berths model is established with ships arriving at different time.•Different factors are introduced into the evaluation function by linear combination.

论文关键词：Container terminal,Online dispatching,Event-driven simulation,Evolution algorithm

论文评审过程：Available online 31 December 2014.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2014.12.041