A simulation-based vessel-truck coordination strategy for lighterage terminals

Lighterage contributes significantly to the maritime industry since thousand tons of necessary supplies have to be delivered to mother vessels anchored near sea every day. A single lighter waits to receive cargoes from multiple suppliers at the berth, while the trucks wait for their turns to enter the terminal. Due to the limited space, the terminal operation becomes vulnerable to the lack of coordination of their arrivals. In this study, despite a traditional industry, we are interested in applying the emerging technologies to improve the operation efficiency. We develop a simulation-based coordination strategy to construct coordinated schedules for both the lighters and suppliers to reduce congestions in the lighterage terminal The discrete event simulation model is developed based on understanding the real-world terminal in Singapore, and the controlled arrival method, determining coordinated arrival schedules of trucks, is introduced and embedded to the simulation model. The simulation model is tuned up with a benchmark setting of 6-month historical data. To find the optimal strategy, an advanced bi-objective simulation optimization algorithm is employed. According to our findings, the proposed strategy could significantly improve the efficiency of both lighters and trucks in various indicators. At the end, a mobile application prototype is proposed to deliver the coordinated schedules to different parties, and improve the communication between parties.     

基于跨界协作的街道设计发展情境与现实窘境

基于对城市道路空间传统规划设计范式的自省,分析街道设计兴起的时代背景和必要性。从项目组织、设计对象和设计方法等角度分析街道设计情境特征,指出从批量复制的传统规划设计到单品定制的街道设计需要完成的认知转变。结合天津市道路空间相关政策演进及街道设计实践,剖析街道设计面临的现实窘境。结果表明,街道设计及其所昭示的规划设计行业跨界融合态势,是受机动车导向理念支配的专业技术人员和管理者要尽快适应的范式转移。     

A dispatching decision support system for countering delay propagation in intermodal logistics networks

This paper specifies a dispatching decision support system devoted to managing intermodal logistics operations while countering delay and delay propagation. When service disruptions occur within a logistics network where schedule coordination is employed, a dispatching control model determines through an optimization process whether each ready outbound vehicle should be dispatched immediately or held to wait for some late incoming vehicles. Decisions should consider potential missed-connection costs that may occur not only at the next transfer terminals but also at hubs located further downstream. Numerical examples and a sensitivity analysis with different slack time settings for attenuating delay propagation are presented.     

基于出行距离的快轨交通站间距的确定方法

分析影响城市快轨交通站间距确定的主要因素,研究快轨交通和常规公交的出行距离-出行时间曲线,指出临界距离是乘客选择快轨交通和常规公交的分界线,提出一种基于出行距离的快轨交通站间距的确定方法.结果表明,所确定的站间距能够体现快速轨道交通和常规公交的良好配合与协调.     

客运专线通信信号系统集成接口管理研究

针对客运专线通信信号系统集成,提出广义接口管理的概念,并分析各建设阶段接口管理的工作内容、接口对象、沟通手段,提出接口管理应注意的问题。     

地铁低压配电系统中保护配合问题分析

分析了断路器过流保护整定的选择性要求,结合地铁项目的工程特点及实际整定工作中遇到的问题,对地铁低压配电系统中保护配合问题进行了重点分析和探讨,并提出了相应的建议和整定思路。     

高速移动环境下提高WLAN有效吞吐量方法的研究

在高速列车等移动环境下,WLAN中所有的无线节点STA(Station)必须通过接入点AP( Access Point)和其它网络互联,接入点成为提高网络有效吞吐量的瓶颈.本文针对IEEE802.11 a DCF(Distributed Coordination Function)协议提出改进方案,对STA和AP的退避算法进行相应改进,从而提高AP抢占信道的优先级.仿真结果证明,改进算法显著提高了高速移动环境下含AP网络的有效吞吐量,改善了WLAN的整体性能.     

地铁机电安装工程的施工与协调管理

机电安装工程的施工范围几乎遍布了整个地铁车站,同其他专业的联系相当紧密。地铁机电安装工程在施工过程中同其他各专业的协调管理工作不仅关系着各个工程的施工质量,更关系着城市轨道交通施工的整体效果。文章重点就地铁机电安装工程同其他各专业之间的施工协调管理工作进行了探讨。     

不确定环境下协同运输优化模型及其求解算法

在分析各种运输方式经济技术特性(速度、费用、运输能力等)的基础上,综合考虑多式联运实际运作过程中,运输时间和换装时间不确定性、换装条件和顾客对对货物到达时间窗的限制等因素,构建了一个时效性多式联运协同优化模型,针对模型的特点设计了相应的遗传算法.最后,给出了一个仿真算例,并分析了时间窗参数变化对最优解的影响,同时将该算法与其他求解方法进行了对比分析,仿真结果表明:遗传算法是解决不确定环境下多式联运协同优化模型行之有效的求解算法.     

E-Supply Chain Incentive and Coordination Based on Revenue Sharing Contract

This paper took the buyer-biased electronic market as an example, where multiple suppliers selling short-life-cycle products are bidding for an order from a powerful buyer with stochastic customer demand. It used a single period newsvendor model to analyze the decision of supplied and buyers to do or not do business online.The results suggest that lack of Incentive is the key factor of B2B electronic markets failure. At the same time, it designed a revenue sharing contract to coordinate the E-supply chain in order to nrevent failuro cf E-rnarket.