Research on scheduling optimization of internal trucks for inter-terminal transportation

Abstract

Based on the operation mode of inter-terminal transportation in a container port, an optimization method of internal trucks scheduling was proposed to cooperate among multiple terminals in a port. In order to minimize the remaining workload of each terminal, a mixed integer programming model for internal trucks scheduling optimization was established by considering the transportation time and energy consumption of internal trucks. The improved genetic algorithm was used to solve the model, and an example was given to verify the validity of the model. The results show that the scheduling optimization model based on inter-terminal transportation mode can effectively reduce the total operating cost of each terminal and improve the utilization rate of internal trucks.