The Event Management Problem in a Container Terminal

 

Lorena Bearzotti*¹, Rosa Gonzalez², Pablo Miranda³

 

¹ Escuela de Ingeniería Industrial Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso Valparaíso, Chile. *lorena.bearzotti@ucv.cl.

² Escuela de Ingeniería Industrial Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso Valparaíso, Chile.

³ Escuela de Ingeniería Industrial Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso Valparaíso, Chile.

 

ABSTRACT

The container terminal is a convergence point in the cargo flow, being a focal point for multiple supply chains. The operations performed in a container terminal involve one of the most complex environments within the transport industry. A container terminal plays a critical role in international shipping and is under pressure to cope with increasing container traffic.

This paper presents a multiagent model to solve the event management problem; this problem has a number of features which makes the agent a suitable technology to consider applying. The model presented is the basis for developing a tool for the event management process in order to contribute to the reduction of logistics cost and to enhance the competitiveness of the container terminal.

Keywords: event management, container terminal, multi-agent system, distributed control system.

 

RESUMEN

La terminal de contenedores es un punto de convergencia en la circulación de la carga, siendo un nodo neurálgico al participar en múltiples cadenas de suministro. Las operaciones realizadas en una terminal de contenedores involucran a uno de los más complejos ambientes en la industria de transporte. Además las terminales de contendores juegan un rol crítico en el comercio internacional y se encuentran bajo presión por el incremento en el tráfico de los contendores.

Este trabajo presenta una propuesta basada en un modelo multiagente para resolver el problema de la gestión de eventos en una terminal de contenedores; este problema presenta ciertas características que hacen a los agentes una tecnología a aplicar. El modelo presentado es la base para el desarrollo de una herramienta que de soporte al proceso de la gestión de eventos, contribuyendo a la reducción de los costos logísticos y a un incremento de la competitividad de la terminal de contenedores.

 

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