Solving the berth allocation problem with service priority via multi-objective optimization

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Conference Proceeding
Citation:
2009 IEEE Symposium on Computational Intelligence in Scheduling, CI-Sched 2009 - Proceedings, 2009, pp. 95 - 102
Issue Date:
2009-07-20
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This paper studies a multi-objective instance of the berth allocation problem (BAP). The BAP involves the determination of exact berthing times and positions of incoming ships in a container port so as to minimize concurrently the three objectives of makespan of the port, total waiting time of the ships, and degree of deviation from a predetermined service priority schedule. These objectives represent the interests of both port and ship operators. Unlike most existing approaches in the literature which are singleobjective- based, a multi-objective evolutionary algorithm (MOEA) that incorporates the concept of Pareto optimality is proposed for solving the multi-objective BAP. The multiobjective approach reveals several interesting characteristics of the BAP.
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