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We address the planning of transportation and storage capacity over time. In intermodal transshipment terminals, finished vehicles are assigned to yard locations for intermediate storage. The evolutionary algorithm proposed evolves a period-oriented capacity utilization strategy. This capacity utilization strategy then controls a construction heuristic which assigns vehicle movements to periods and vehicles to storage locations. It is aimed at efficient operations and at a balanced distribution of vehicle movements over the periods of the planning horizon.
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Mattfeld, D.C., Orth, H. (2007). The allocation of storage space for transshipment in vehicle distribution. In: Kim, K.H., Günther, HO. (eds) Container Terminals and Cargo Systems. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-49550-5_13
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