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Due to a rapid growth in world trade and a huge increase in containerized goods, sea container terminals play a vital role in globe-spanning supply chains. Container terminals should be able to handle large ships, with large call sizes within the shortest time possible, and at competitive rates....
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This chapter offers a theory and method for the analysis of the dynamics, i.e. the development, of clusters for … embedding (network structure), and relational embedding (type and strength of ties). The analysis is conducted from a …-organizational relations. A basic proposition is that innovative clusters face the challenge of combining exploration and exploitation …
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the location of ICT firms decision. Furthermore, many high-tech companies shape clusters around areas where their major … be applied to make a critical analysis of five ICT-clusters in the Netherlands and Flanders (Northern part of Belgium …
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One of the pioneers in academic entrepreneurship and high-tech clustering is MIT and the Route 128/Boston region. Silicon Valley centered around Stanford University was originally a fast follower and only later emerged as a scientific and industrial hotspot. Several technology and innovation...
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network models for rapid design evaluation of container terminals with Automated Lift Vehicles (ALVs) and Automated Guided …-house simulation experiments and real-terminal validation by partnering with an external party. …
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In this paper we consider the problem of integrated scheduling of various types of handling equipment at an automated container terminal, where the objective is to minimize the makespan of the schedule. We present a Branch & Bound algorithm that uses various combinatorial lower bounds....
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In this paper we consider the problem of integrated scheduling of various types of handling equipment at an automated container terminal in a dynamic environment. This means that the handling times are not known exactly beforehand and that the order in which the different pieces of equipment...
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This paper presents a method for selection of the optimal simultaneous equation system from a set of nested models under the condition of a small sample. The purpose of selection is to identify a model with the best prognostic possibilities. Multivariate AIC, BIC and AICC are used as the...
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In this paper, we discuss an approximation method based on G/G/m queuing network modeling using Whitt’s (1983) queuing … network analyzer to analyze pick-and-pass order picking systems. The objective of this approximation method is to provide an …
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simulation using representative, real world supply chain parameters. …
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