Work planning optimisation in ports: a simplex application
by Iñigo L. Ansorena
International Journal of Mathematics in Operational Research (IJMOR), Vol. 14, No. 1, 2019

Abstract: This paper presents an optimisation of the work plan at the gate of Barcelona container terminal (also known as TCB). The optimisation problem is formulated in accordance with the average traffic flow as a linear programming (LP) problem. Constraints of the LP problem are based on the data collected at the gate of TCB. The LP problem is solved by simplex algorithm and the solution includes: First, the value of the objective function (that is the feasible solution that minimises the number of clerks at the gate throughout a day); and second, the value, contribution to the objective, reduced cost, and range of optimality for each decision variable. Once the optimal solution has been achieved a sensitivity analysis is developed. The methodological procedure presented in this paper is general enough to be applied to any other container terminal.

Online publication date: Fri, 14-Dec-2018

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