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Assessment System for a Large Container Management and Optimization Problem

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Information Systems and Technologies (WorldCIST 2023)

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In logistics systems of medium and large enterprises, operators must analyze hundreds of thousands of variables to find potential improvements. This task becomes very complex in large scenarios and the taken decisions are generally based just on local changes, without regarding global factors.

In this work, we present a system for the analysis and optimization of a container transport system considering variations in demand over time and global conditions. We propose a coupled empty-full container reposition model that describes liners operations in a year. We also implement an assisted process that helps users to find and estimate missing data in order to describe a complete scenario. This system allows users to make predictions and risk analysis more accurately in a short time at the same time they can obtain an optimum benefit.

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  1. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, PLADEMA, Tandil, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Juan P. D’Amato & Pablo Lotito

  2. National Scientific and Technical Research Council, Avenue Rivadavia 1917, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Juan P. D’Amato & Pablo Lotito

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  1. Juan P. D’Amato
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Correspondence to Juan P. D’Amato .

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. ISEG, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Cávado, Portugal

    Alvaro Rocha

  2. College of Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA

    Hojjat Adeli

  3. Institute of Data Science and Digital Technologies, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania

    Gintautas Dzemyda

  4. DCT, Universidade Portucalense, Porto, Portugal

    Fernando Moreira

  5. TeCIP Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa, Italy

    Valentina Colla

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D’Amato, J.P., Lotito, P. (2024). Assessment System for a Large Container Management and Optimization Problem. In: Rocha, A., Adeli, H., Dzemyda, G., Moreira, F., Colla, V. (eds) Information Systems and Technologies. WorldCIST 2023. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 801. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-45648-0_38

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