Naslov
Predictable Uncertainty about Terminal Operations in the Sea

Autori
Hess, Svjetlana ; Hess, Mirano

Izvornik
Transport (1648-4142) 25 (2010), 1; 148-154

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
operation planning ; tactical decision making ; sea terminal ; theory of general systems ; stochastic modelling

Sažetak
This paper considers a problem of planning short term operations in a bulk terminal faced by port management when making tactical decisions. Ship loading and discharging, cargo stocking, the maintenance and service of facility equipment are regular operations of a bulk terminal which is a subsystem of a sea port the conduct of which is subject to difficult-to-predict or unforeseen influences. The problem that port management encounters in day to day operations looks into making the best possible plan with the scheduled duration of operations/states and transition instants, considering various internal and external factors influencing terminal performance. A state and transition model is used for deriving effective solutions to obtaining the state order and state transition time of a bulk terminal with an objective of minimizing operational costs. The behaviour of the terminal is tested applying the stochastic and deterministic method.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Tehnologija prometa i transport

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