Effect of the Number and Arrangement of Equipment on Operation of a Container Yard Using Enterprise Dynamics Software

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Moghadam Mohammad Yousef; PANAHI ROUZBEH; Farhang Moghadam Babak

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Journal: Modares Civil Engineering journal Year:2020 | Volume:19 | Issue:6 Page(s): 232-247

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Effect of the Number and Arrangement of Equipment on Operation of a Container Yard Using Enterprise Dynamics Software

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Moghadam Mohammad Yousef | PANAHI ROUZBEH | Farhang Moghadam Babak | Issue Writer Certificate

Keywords

Container Storage Yard

Simulation

Yard Crane

Transtainer

AGV

Idle Time

Enterprise Dynamics

Abstract

The Rapid growth of containers in number and need to store them in a compact port space, makes container terminal concept more important than before. This fact will cause new research challenges in designing, planning and optimum operation of entire parts of a container terminal by considering the number of affecting factors and interactions between them. Therefore Container Storage Yard, which is not only used in sea ports, but also in dry ports and other types of ports, becomes significantly important every day. The main purpose of this research is to study the interaction between use of different types of equipment and the function of Container Storage Yard. Accordingly, this paper has analyzed the optimum number of equipment and proper equipment arrangement with discrete event Simulation of all activities related to operation in the storage area. Results of this research are derived from models based on changes in the number of Yard Cranes (Transtainers or RTGMs) and Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) in the range of their permissible performance from the least to the most number in the condition of keeping other parameters fixed Which relates to Simulation of Sina Container Storage Yard, located at Shahid Rajaee port (Bandar Abbas, Iran) using the Enterprise Dynamics software. Thus, it is possible to identify the appropriate arrangement by consideration of two important control factors in the project, namely time and cost for the mentioned yard. Using Simulation tool in this case study shows that using a suitable strategy for transferring tasks between equipment and also proper assign them to blocks will leads to improvements include reducing the average Idle Time of AGVs by 15% and reducing their number from 10 to 5, at the other hand improving the performance of Transtainers by 12% in efficiency of working and reducing their number from 6 to 5. Also the results of simulated different models indicate that there is a quadratic relation between reducing the operation time and increasing the number of AGVs, up to a certain number of devices (Critical point). If number of AGVs exceeds a certain number, they will have no effect on reduction of time that the main reason is traffic caused by equipment and role of Transtainers as operation limiters. It should be noted that using the optimum number of equipment that used in a storage yard has a great effects on the amount of initial costs including supply and installation of different equipment, and also in operating costs and maintenance. On the other hand the topic discussed in this paper is one of the topics that has been particularly important in recent years not only in the field of transport and logistics, but also in the fields of environment and sustainable development. It is also expected that the presentation of this paper will lead to improvements in arrangement of storage yards to suit different needs. In today's world, it is important to pay attention to the issues of saving fuel and energy and most importantly optimizing the timing of activities.

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Moghadam, Mohammad Yousef, PANAHI, ROUZBEH, & Farhang Moghadam, Babak. (2020). Effect of the Number and Arrangement of Equipment on Operation of a Container Yard Using Enterprise Dynamics Software. MODARES CIVIL ENGINEERING JOURNAL, 19(6 ), 232-247. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/1037350/en

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Moghadam Mohammad Yousef, PANAHI ROUZBEH, Farhang Moghadam Babak. Effect of the Number and Arrangement of Equipment on Operation of a Container Yard Using Enterprise Dynamics Software. MODARES CIVIL ENGINEERING JOURNAL[Internet]. 2020;19(6 ):232-247. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/1037350/en

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Mohammad Yousef Moghadam, ROUZBEH PANAHI, and Babak Farhang Moghadam, “Effect of the Number and Arrangement of Equipment on Operation of a Container Yard Using Enterprise Dynamics Software,” MODARES CIVIL ENGINEERING JOURNAL, vol. 19, no. 6 , pp. 232–247, 2020, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/1037350/en

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