Research Article

A Simheuristic Method for the Reversible Lanes Allocation and Scheduling Problem at Smart Container Terminal Gate

Table 1

Parameters of the optimization model.

SymbolParametersUnit

Serial number of lanes at the container terminal gate
Total costs of the container terminal gate systemChinese Yuan (CNY)
, Construction and operating costs per FL in arrival and departure direction at the container terminal gate per hour, including depreciable cost, labor cost, and electric power costCNY/lane/hour
, Depreciable cost per FL in arrival and departure direction at the container terminal gate per hour
, Labor cost per FL in arrival and departure direction at the container terminal gate per hour
, Electric power cost per FL in arrival and departure direction at the container terminal gate per hour
Construction and operating costs per RL at the container terminal gate per hour
Depreciable cost per RL at the container terminal gate per hour
Labor cost per RL at the container terminal gate per hour
Electric power cost per RL at the container terminal gate per hour
Average waiting time cost per container truck per hour
Average fuel cost per container truck per hour
Total number of lanes at the container terminal gate
Average queue length of the th laneVehicle
Calculation periodHour