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3744. Impact of Foldable Container Implementation on Vehicle Operations: Focusing on Folding Time
Invited abstract in session TC-55: Freight transportation and logistic II, stream Transportation.
Tuesday, 12:30-14:00Room: S02 (building: 101)
Authors (first author is the speaker)
| 1. | Koichi Shintani
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| School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokai University | |
| 2. | Hikaru Takashima
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| School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokai University | |
| 3. | Kenichiro Nagaiwa
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| Department of Infomation Engineering, Kagoshima College | |
| 4. | Etsuko Nishimura
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| Graduate School of Maritime Sciences, Kobe University |
Abstract
The introduction of foldable containers is anticipated to reduce the number of vehicles required for repositioning empty containers. However, when using foldable containers, folding time (FT) is necessary in addition to waiting time (WT) until the same number of containers as the stacking tier accumulates. These factors could potentially decrease the operational efficiency of vehicles and containers. Therefore, this study focuses on the relationship between FT, WT, and the operational status of an inland depot, employing a stochastic simulation approach to verify how efficiently foldable containers can facilitate empty container repositioning by vehicles. The results of numerical experiments reveal that the variation in FT duration significantly impacts the economic viability of foldable containers.
Keywords
- Logistics
- Transportation
- Simulation
Status: accepted
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