Motivated by the practical import free-flow program that aims to expedite the container
retrieval process, we conceptualize a new container stacking strategy, termed Smart …

In many container terminals, containers are piled vertically and horizontally in the terminal
yard, limited mainly by the dimensions of the yard crane. Import and export containers are …

The container relocation problem, also known as the block (s) relocation problem, is one of
the most studied optimization problems in container terminals. The problem aims at …

Problems of stacking items or goods occur in a plenty of applications, such as container
terminals, warehouses, and steel plants. A lot of research has been done in this area in …

The main objective of the container relocation problem (CRP) is to retrieve all containers
stacked in a container terminal while following the required retrieval sequence and …

The container terminal is a crucial transshipment node in the sea and land cargo transport
supply chain, and the efficiency of container collection and distribution has always been a …

We consider the block relocation problem (BRP), a combinatorial optimization problem that
may arise in storage systems where items are organized in stacks. The objective is to …

This study addresses the challenge of selecting outstanding students at higher education
institutions under multiple constraints. We propose a novel integer programming solution to …

The blocks relocation problem (BRP) is a well known and important combinatorial
optimization problem, in which the initial storage state and retrieval priority of containers are …

The container relocation problem is one of the most relevant problems in the logistics of
containers. It consists in finding the minimum number of moves that are needed to retrieve …