Integrated Optimization of Port Rotation Direction and Fleet Deployment for Container Liner Shipping Routes
This paper provides an integrated planning methodology for the optimization of port rotation direction and fleet deployment for container liner shipping routes with consideration of demand uncertainty. We first consider a special case that demand is deterministic. A multicommodity flow network model...
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| description | This paper provides an integrated planning methodology for the optimization of port rotation direction and fleet deployment for container liner shipping routes with consideration of demand uncertainty. We first consider a special case that demand is deterministic. A multicommodity flow network model is developed via minimizing the total network-wide cost. Its decisions are the selection of port rotation direction and fleet deployment and container routings in the shipping network. Afterward, we address the generic case that uncertain demand is considered, which is represented by potentially realizable demand scenarios. We develop a minimax regret model to procure the least maximum regret across all the demand scenarios. The proposed models are applied to an Asia-Europe-Oceania liner shipping network with 46 ports and 12 ship routes. Results could provide the liner company with a comprehensive decision tool to simultaneously determine port rotation direction and fleet deployment when tackling uncertain demand. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8628240821294fd3a88e85c2c0dc93c52025-02-03T07:24:13ZengWileyDiscrete Dynamics in Nature and Society1607-887X2021-01-01202110.1155/2021/3592460Integrated Optimization of Port Rotation Direction and Fleet Deployment for Container Liner Shipping RoutesJingxu Chen0Yiran Wang1Xinlian Yu2Zhiyuan Liu3Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Urban ITSSchool of TransportationSchool of TransportationJiangsu Key Laboratory of Urban ITSThis paper provides an integrated planning methodology for the optimization of port rotation direction and fleet deployment for container liner shipping routes with consideration of demand uncertainty. We first consider a special case that demand is deterministic. A multicommodity flow network model is developed via minimizing the total network-wide cost. Its decisions are the selection of port rotation direction and fleet deployment and container routings in the shipping network. Afterward, we address the generic case that uncertain demand is considered, which is represented by potentially realizable demand scenarios. We develop a minimax regret model to procure the least maximum regret across all the demand scenarios. The proposed models are applied to an Asia-Europe-Oceania liner shipping network with 46 ports and 12 ship routes. Results could provide the liner company with a comprehensive decision tool to simultaneously determine port rotation direction and fleet deployment when tackling uncertain demand.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/3592460 |
| spellingShingle | Jingxu Chen Yiran Wang Xinlian Yu Zhiyuan Liu Integrated Optimization of Port Rotation Direction and Fleet Deployment for Container Liner Shipping Routes Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society |
| title | Integrated Optimization of Port Rotation Direction and Fleet Deployment for Container Liner Shipping Routes |
| title_full | Integrated Optimization of Port Rotation Direction and Fleet Deployment for Container Liner Shipping Routes |
| title_fullStr | Integrated Optimization of Port Rotation Direction and Fleet Deployment for Container Liner Shipping Routes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Integrated Optimization of Port Rotation Direction and Fleet Deployment for Container Liner Shipping Routes |
| title_short | Integrated Optimization of Port Rotation Direction and Fleet Deployment for Container Liner Shipping Routes |
| title_sort | integrated optimization of port rotation direction and fleet deployment for container liner shipping routes |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/3592460 |
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