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dc.contributor.authorRoy, Debjit
dc.contributor.authorGupta, Akash
dc.contributor.authorKoster, Rene B.M, De
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-08T08:15:59Z
dc.date.available2016-01-08T08:15:59Z
dc.date.copyright2016
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.citationRoy D., Gupta A., De Koster R.B.M. (2016). A non-linear traffic flow-based queuing model to estimate container terminal throughput with AGVs. International Journal of Production Research, 54(2), 472-493.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1366-588X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11718/17302
dc.description.abstractEfficient handling of containers at a terminal can reduce the overall vessel sojourn times and minimise operational costs. The internal transport of containers in these terminals is performed by vehicles that share a common guide path. The throughput capacity of a terminal may increase by increasing the number of vehicles; however, simultaneously congestion may reduce the effective vehicle speed. We model this situation accurately using a traffic flow-based closed queuing network model. The vehicle internal transport is modelled using a load-dependent server that captures the interaction between the number of vehicles in a transport segment and the effective vehicle speed. Using a non-linear traffic flow model, we show that the throughput reductions due to vehicle congestion can be as large as 85%. Hence, the effect of vehicle congestion during internal transport cannot be ignored. The model can also be used to determine the appropriate number of vehicles required to achieve the required terminal throughput by explicitly considering the effect of vehicle congestion.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_US
dc.subjectContainer terminal operationsen_US
dc.subjectInternal transporten_US
dc.subjectVehicle congestionen_US
dc.subjectTraffic flow analysisen_US
dc.subjectClosed queuing network modelen_US
dc.titleA non-linear traffic flow-based queuing model to estimate container terminal throughput with AGVsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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