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Harmony search to solve the container storage problem with different container types

by I. Ayachi, R. Kammarti, M.ksouri, P. Borne
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International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 48 - Number 22
Year of Publication: 2012
Authors: I. Ayachi, R. Kammarti, M.ksouri, P. Borne
10.5120/7512-0561

I. Ayachi, R. Kammarti, M.ksouri, P. Borne . Harmony search to solve the container storage problem with different container types. International Journal of Computer Applications. 48, 22 ( June 2012), 26-32. DOI=10.5120/7512-0561

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author = { I. Ayachi, R. Kammarti, M.ksouri, P. Borne },
title = { Harmony search to solve the container storage problem with different container types },
journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications },
issue_date = { June 2012 },
volume = { 48 },
number = { 22 },
month = { June },
year = { 2012 },
issn = { 0975-8887 },
pages = { 26-32 },
numpages = {9},
url = { https://ijcaonline.org/archives/volume48/number22/7512-0561/ },
doi = { 10.5120/7512-0561 },
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address = {New York, USA}
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Abstract

This paper presents an adaptation of the harmony search algorithm to solve the storage allocation problem for inbound and outbound containers. This problem is studied considering multiple container type (regular, open side, open top, tank, empty and refrigerated) which lets the situation more complicated, as various storage constraints appeared. The objective is to find an optimal container arrangement which respects their departure dates, and minimize the re-handle operations of containers. The performance of the proposed approach is verified comparing to the results generated by genetic algorithm and LIFO algorithm.

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Index Terms

Computer Science
Information Sciences

Keywords

Harmony Search Genetic Algorithm Transport Scheduling Metaheuristic Optimization Container Storage

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