An Efficient Integer Programming Model for Solving the Master Planning Problem of Container Vessel Stowage

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Hauptverfasser: van Twiller, Jaike, Sivertsen, Agnieszka, Jensen, Rune M., Andersen, Kent H.
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author van Twiller, Jaike
Sivertsen, Agnieszka
Jensen, Rune M.
Andersen, Kent H.
author_facet van Twiller, Jaike
Sivertsen, Agnieszka
Jensen, Rune M.
Andersen, Kent H.
contents A crucial role of container shipping is maximizing container uptake onto vessels, optimizing the efficiency of a fundamental part of the global supply chain. In practice, liner shipping companies include block stowage patterns that ensure that containers in above and below deck partitions of bays have the same destination. Despite preventing restows, increasing free space, and benefits for crane makespan and hydrostatics, this practical planning requirement is rarely included in stowage optimization models. In our paper, we introduce a novel 0-1 IP model that searches in the space of valid paired block stowage patterns, named template planning, which ensures sufficient vessel capacity and limits to crane makespan, trim, and bending moment. Our results show that template planning outperforms traditional allocation planning concerning optimality and runtime efficiency while preserving a sufficiently accurate representation of master planning constraints and objectives.
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spellingShingle An Efficient Integer Programming Model for Solving the Master Planning Problem of Container Vessel Stowage
van Twiller, Jaike
Sivertsen, Agnieszka
Jensen, Rune M.
Andersen, Kent H.
Optimization and Control
A crucial role of container shipping is maximizing container uptake onto vessels, optimizing the efficiency of a fundamental part of the global supply chain. In practice, liner shipping companies include block stowage patterns that ensure that containers in above and below deck partitions of bays have the same destination. Despite preventing restows, increasing free space, and benefits for crane makespan and hydrostatics, this practical planning requirement is rarely included in stowage optimization models. In our paper, we introduce a novel 0-1 IP model that searches in the space of valid paired block stowage patterns, named template planning, which ensures sufficient vessel capacity and limits to crane makespan, trim, and bending moment. Our results show that template planning outperforms traditional allocation planning concerning optimality and runtime efficiency while preserving a sufficiently accurate representation of master planning constraints and objectives.
title An Efficient Integer Programming Model for Solving the Master Planning Problem of Container Vessel Stowage
topic Optimization and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.08224