The integer programming modol for distributing vehides in container terminal
LV Xian-qiang1, ZHANG Hong-wei2
1.School of Information Engineering, Dalian Fisheries Univ., Dalian 116023, China; 2.Department of Applied Mathematics, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
Abstract: This paper establishes an integer programming model to determine the order of a group of vehicles for transporting a sequence of containers from cranes to their destinition at the quay. It is proved that solving the integer programming model is equivalent to finding n paths of an n-vehicle routing problem. Two heuristic algorithms are designed to determine feasible dispatching policies of vehicles for accomplishing the task.