• Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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• v.28 no.6
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• pp.549-555
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• 2004

The purpose of this study is to estimate the required number of yard tractor on port container terminal. The number of yard tractor is the bottleneck factor on the efficiency of container terminal. Due to the change in travel speed and travel distance, the efficiency is difficult to estimate. The efficiency of yard tractor is estimated by the proposed simulation model that developed considering the queueing network between container crane and transfer crane. The number of yard tractor per container crane is estimated by the alternative analysis. And to determine the number of yard tractor per container crane, the performance measure such as the distance between berth and yard, the speed of yard tractor are simulated.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2013.06a
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• pp.74-76
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• 2013

컨테이너 터미널은 비용 절감과 생산성 향상을 위해 무인 야드 크레인을 운영하고 있다. 그러나 무인 야드 크레인이 상하차 작업을 안전하고 원활하게 수행하기 위해서는 작업자의 원격 통제가 필요하다. 상하차 작업은 다수의 야드 크레인에게 불규칙적으로 발생하며 다수의 원격 통제 작업자들은 교대로 작업 요청을 배정받아 원격 작업을 수행한다. 본 연구는 상하차 작업의 적정 서비스 수준을 고려하여 작업인력 비용과 대기비용의 합을 최소화하는 인력 산정 방법을 다루었다. 대기이론을 이용하여 원격작업 인력과 비용 요소의 변화에 따른 작업대기를 분석하였다.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.211-223
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• 2013

In Korea, the location of yard tractors is figured out in real time by using RFID system in container terminals. However, even though the location recognition of RFID system works fine when transfer crane is in yard operation, there are some problems when container crane is in ship operation. That is because yard tractors come one by one to each transfer crane in an order, but yard tractors come in 4 lanes to the container crane, which makes the system impossible to recognize each yard tractor separately. Therefore, we developed the infrared-ray communication system which can recognize yard tractors accurately in not only in the yard operation of transfer crane but also in the ship operation of container crane in same way in this study. The result in this study showed constant number of recognition, and the range of recognition measures 5.7m in 25m distance. The range of recognition shown in this study is enough to recognize each yard tractor passing under container crane separately.

• Journal of Korea Port Economic Association
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• v.26 no.3
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• pp.1-17
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• 2010

This paper focuses on measuring the efficiency of container yards in container terminals in Busan and Gwangyang using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) approach. It analyses the relative efficiency of 11 container terminals based on the data for the period between 2006 and 2009 to offer a fresh perspective. The applied framework assumes inputs to be container cranes, transtainer cranes and yard tractors and output as container transshipment volume. Through the analysis, the differences between the impact of using of container cranes, transtainer cranes and yard tractors, top handler & reach stacker on container yard efficiency are measured. Moreover, the associations between the three input factors are analyzed as well. This paper also employs heteroscedastic Tobit model to show the impact of explanatory variables on container yard efficiencies. I took into consideration the strategies for operation of container cranes, transtainer cranes and yard tractors in container yard.

• The KIPS Transactions:PartD
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• v.10D no.1
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• pp.101-108
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• 2003

Construction of automated terminal it urgently demanded to gain the foundation of hub-port in north east Asia. Therefore we suggest an adequate operating system layout of automated terminal in Korea. In this paper the aim of automated terminal operating system is satisfied. four basic models are divided according to moving course of export and import cargo of each automated equipments, several input data are changed and analyzed dynamically by Trial and Error method, and then an optimized operating system model is selected, and designed for yard operating system layout on the basis of the selected model. Particularly, the productivity of automated port is up to the kind of automated equipments. However, because expense and present work process must be considered actually. In order to prevent confusion of the work, the method to optimize the present work and substitute prevent equipments and automated equipments was designed. It is a premise that ail the yard equipments described in this paper must be automatic except quay crane.

• Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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• v.35 no.1
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• pp.71-76
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• 2011

Recently, container terminal managers make an experiment on the double cycle and dual cycle operation, which ship loading and unloading were carried out simultaneously, for increasing the productivity of quay side. If, however, we make an experiment on dual cycle operation in a real job site, the efficiency is poor up to terminal operation method as YTs(Yard Tractors)' allocation method, QCs(Quay Cranes)' working speed, and position of export containers. Especially, using the existing yard operation method, it is difficult to support to dual and double cycle operation. Therefore, this paper examine more efficient terminal operation method, when terminal uses dual cycle operation. We developed a simulation model using simulation analysis software, Arena.

• Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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• v.33 no.1
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• pp.79-90
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• 2009

The main function of a container terminal is to load container freights into vessels and discharge them from vessels. The container terminal needs to utilize its resources effectively in order to improve the productivity of it. This study deals with the deployment model for yard cranes whose type is RMGC (rail mounted gantry crane). We develop a mathematical model for the deployment of yard cranes. The model considers not only the deployment but also the storage plans. It could be divided into two cases according to whether inter-block movements of yard cranes are allowed or not, during the same period Numerical examples are solved and analyzed to validate the model. Then, additional experiments are performed to compare the performance of the model with that of a previous model without the re-deployment of yard cranes.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2015.07a
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• pp.169-170
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• 2015

최근 컨테이너 터미널에서는 환적화물의 증가로 터미널내의 이적작업이 증가함에 따라 효율적인 이적작업 계획을 수립하고자 노력하고 있다. 본 연구는 블록내에서 다수의 야드 크레인이 운영되고 있는 경우에 주어진 시간내에 각 크레인 별 최적 이적작업 계획을 수립하는 문제에 대한 혼합정수법을 이용한 최적 수리모형을 제시하였다. 또한 실제 터미널에서 빠른 시간 안에 이적작업계획을 수립할 수 있는 발견적 기법을 제시하고 다양한 수치예제 실험을 통하여 유용성을 검증하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2018.11a
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• pp.350-352
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• 2018

컨테이너터미널은 적정 규모의 선석(길이)과 야드 부지를 확보하였을 때, 운영 효율성이 극대화 될 수 있다. 하지만 부산신항을 비롯한 일부 컨테이너항만은 운영주체 분리로 인해 소규모 터미널이 분리 운영되어 물류 효율성에 제약이 존재한다. 이 연구에서는 인접한 2개의 소규모 터미널에 야드 코피티션 영역을 활용할 경우, 기존에 비해 전체 터미널 운영(물류) 효율성이 크게 제고될 수 있음을 분석한다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2009.06a
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• pp.187-188
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• 2009

초대형 컨테이너선의 출현 이후 각국의 항만들은 메가 허브 포트가 되기 위하여 첨단기술을 컨테이너터미널 업무에 적용하는 등 효율성과 생산성 향상을 위한 노력에 박차를 가하고 있다. 컨테이너터미널에서는 게이트, 야드, 안벽 업무로 나누어져 있으며, 이들 업무간의 효율성 향상을 위해서는 각 업무들 간에 인터페이스가 원활하게 유지되어야 한다. 현재 컨테이너터미널의 야드 업무에서는 외부차량과의 인터페이스를 원활하게 하기 위해서 바코드를 이용한 키오스크 기반 외부트럭 인터페이스를 사용하고 있으나 변화해가는 항만 환경 속에서 좀 더 효율적인 야드 업무 처리를 위해서는 신기술이 적용된 외부트럭 인터페이스가 개발되어야 할 필요가 있다. 본 연구에서는 최근 컨테이너터미널 야드 업무에서 외부트럭과의 인터페이싱 방안으로 활발하게 적용되고 있는 RFID 기반 외부트럭 인터페이스와 기존 사용되고 있는 키오스크 기반 외부트럭 인터페이스를 비교 분석을 통하여 효율성을 평가하고자 한다.