Improving maritime inventory routing: application to a Brazilian petroleum case

The crude oil offloading and supply problem (COSP) is a type of operation maritime inventory routing (MIR) problem encountered by petroleum companies. In COSP, the company not only is responsible for the ship scheduling to carry the crude oil from production sites to discharge ports but also must maintain inventory levels at both ports (production and consumption) between safety operational bounds to avoid disruptions in its crude oil production and/or refining processes. We show how to improve significantly the decision-making process in a Brazilian petroleum company using a mixed-integer linear programming (MILP) model to represent COSP. Comparison tests with a current ship-scheduling method adopted in the company indicated that the use of the MILP model increased the transportation efficiency and reduced costs by 20% on average. In addition to the quantitative gains, the use of a MILP model to solve COSP has succeeded when encountering real-life events, such as variation in production or consumption rates, berth unavailability, and changes in the storage capacities at ports.     

Energy-aware control for automated container terminals using integrated flow shop scheduling and optimal control

The performance of container terminals needs to be improved to handle the growth of transported containers and maintain port sustainability. This paper provides a methodology for improving the handling capacity of an automated container terminal in an energy-efficient way. The behavior of a container terminal is considered as consisting of a higher level and a lower level represented by discrete-event dynamics and continuous-time dynamics, respectively. These dynamics represent the behavior of a large number of terminal equipment. The dynamics need to be controlled. For controlling the higher level dynamics, a minimal makespan problem is solved. For this, the minimal time required by equipment for performing an operation at the lower level is needed. The minimal time for performing an operation at the lower level is obtained using Pontryagin’s Minimum Principle. The actual operation time allowed by the higher level for processing an operation at the lower level is subsequently determined by a scheduling algorithm at the higher level. Given an actual operation time, the lower level dynamics are controlled using optimal control to achieve minimal energy consumption while respecting the time constraint. Simulation studies illustrate how energy-efficient management of equipment for the minimal makespan could be obtained using the proposed methodology.     

Multi-objective optimization of train routing problem combined with train scheduling on a high-speed railway network

Based on train scheduling, this paper puts forward a multi-objective optimization model for train routing on high-speed railway network, which can offer an important reference for train plan to provide a better service. The model does not only consider the average travel time of trains, but also take the energy consumption and the user satisfaction into account. Based on this model, an improved GA is designed to solve the train routing problem. The simulation results demonstrate that the accurate algorithm is suitable for a small-scale network, while the improved genetic algorithm based on train control (GATC) applies to a large-scale network. Finally, a sensitivity analysis of the parameters is performed to obtain the ideal parameters; a perturbation analysis shows that the proposed method can quickly handle the train disturbance.     

浅谈海南港航控股有限公司节能减排

节能减排是国家的一项基本国策,介绍了海南港航控股有限公司,节能减排的成绩,分析了现状,指出了问题。对未来节能减排工作提出了8点建议。     

由支柱绝缘子引起定子一点接地故障原因浅析及处理

离相封闭母线因高可靠性、经济性和易维护在发电机引出线回路及厂用分支回路得到广泛应用，但在安装、运行中仍会出现一些问题。本文介绍了一起接地故障的查找、分析及处理情况，以为同行提供借鉴。     

基于环境协调理念的公路设计研究

在公路工程正式动工之前,设计单位要根据所收集的数据信息进行方案设计,为后期的施工作业提供合理的指导策略。针对近年来我国公路建设重心向山区转移的特点,以具体的工程案例为指导,采用环境协调理念对山区公路设计的新策略加以分析,为公路设计提供新的思路。     

波浪模型试验应当注意的一些问题

根据实践经验,按照波浪物理模型试验要求、工作大纲、试验条件、制作模型、试验过程和报告编写等环节,总结了容易疏忽的问题,并给出了解决这些问题的方法和建议,以促进模型试验成果的科学性和可靠性,提高工作效率,避免不必要地失误。可供从事此项工作人员特别是经验不多的年轻人借鉴和参考。     

Innovative systems for the transportation disadvantaged: Toward more efficient and operationally usable planning tools

When considering innovative forms of public transport for specific groups, such as demand responsive services, the challenge is to find a good balance between operational efficiency and 'user friendliness' of the scheduling algorithm even when specialized skills are not available. Regret insertion-based processes have shown their effectiveness in addressing this specific concern. We introduce a new class of hybrid regret measures to understand better why the behaviour of this kind of heuristic is superior to that of other insertion rules. Our analyses show the importance of keeping a good balance between short- and long-term strategies during the solution process. We also use this methodology to investigate the relationship between the number of vehicles needed and total distance covered - the key point of any cost analysis striving for greater efficiency. Against expectations, in most cases decreasing fleet size leads to savings in vehicle mileage, since the heuristic solution is still far from optimality.     

超深地下连续墙施工技术及常见问题处理

主要阐述了穿黄工程北岸竖井的围护结构超深地下连续墙的导墙施工、液压铣槽机铣削超深槽孔、超长超重钢筋笼的制作安装和直升导管法灌注混凝土成墙等施工工序及操作要点，并针对本工程及类似工程中已出现和可能出现的问题提出了施工对策。     

上海市城市防汛排水若干问题的思考

该文从上海市“十一五”期间水务部门将着力构建“四个体系”、本市已编制完成并经市政府批准颁布了《上海市城镇雨水排水系统专业规划》、上海市城市防汛排水是通过雨水排水系统将雨水(地表径流)排除等八个方面阐述了上海市防汛排水工作面临的形势、水务部门的总体工作构架、雨水排水专业规划和确保防汛排水安全的要件,分析了当前存在的若干主要问题,提出了针对性的对策措施以及对本市开展防汛排水工作的主要目标、工作要求和远景展望所作的思考。