• 대한산업공학회지
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.92-100
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• 2009

Today international trade through maritime transportation is significantly increasing. Due to this increase, shipping companies are faced with problems concerning the repositioning of empty containers from import dominant ports. The liner shipping service network has been provided to transport containers which load customers' freights. Container ships are moved on the liner shipping service network by observing the predetermined route and transportation time. This research deals with the empty containers distribution problem considering the container ship route. A mathematical model based on the mixed integer program has been introduced in this study. The objective is to minimize the total relevant costs of empty containers such as handling, leasing, and inventory holding, etc. Due to the complexity of the problem, a genetic algorithm has been suggested to solve large sized problems within a reasonable time. Numerical experiments have been conducted to show the efficiency of the genetic algorithm.

• 한국항해항만학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국항해항만학회 2004년도 Asia Navigation Conference
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• pp.87-95
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• 2004

Economic development is remarkable in Asia and progress of industrialization of NIES, ASEAN, and China in East Asia has increased the international physical distribution in this area. However, an imbalance of trade becomes severe in these areas. The imbalance is especially big in the Asia-North America route and the Japan-China route. The imbalance in the Asia -North America liner route is 5.04 million TEUS in 2002.The transportation ratio of loaded containers between China and Japan route is approximately 3:1 in 2000. In other words, it means that the transportation of loaded containers from China to Japan is 3, the transportation of loaded containers from Japan to China is I. The imbalance at a port is generally obtained by subtracting export loaded container cargo volume from import container cargo volume. However, the imbalance and the empty containers at the port are not always same. Then, in order to evaluate rationalization and efficiency of maritime container transportation, we introduce the amount of empty containers at a port as an evaluation index. However, the past data of the amount of handling empty containers have a lot of lacking portions. Then, it is necessary to estimate the past amount of empty containers in order to grasp the amount of empty containers historically. So, we construct the model that estimates the amount of empty containers using the imbalance of main port statistics in Japan.

• 산업공학
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.89-99
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• 2010

Containers are commonly used as an effective and relatively inexpensive method for transporting goods. Unfortunately, there are often imbalances between the number of import and export containers, and some ports have a surplus of empty containers while others have a deficit. The Empty Container Simulation Game was developed to address these problems. The game is a computer role playing simulation that simulates the distribution of empty containers in order to solve empty container imbalances among ports. An optimal solution is obtained by the computer using linear programming (LP). Upon completion of the game, a player's game results are displayed along with the LP solution. The game interface was designed to provide easy access and operation. This game will serve to provide an easy understanding and planning for empty container management.

• 한국항해항만학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국항해항만학회 2009년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.185-186
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• 2009

컨테이너 화물의 물동량이 증가함에 따라 공컨테이너의 처리 요구량도 함께 증가하여 왔으며 이에 따른 공컨테이너의 재배치 문제에 관한 연구가 꾸준히 이루어져 왔다. 하지만 컨테이너화물의 처리가 공컨테이너의 처리와 함께 이루어지지는 않는다. 더욱이 우리나라 같이 ICD(Inland Container Depot)와 ODCY(Off-Dock Container Yard) 와 같은 내륙 거점이 많은 환경에서는 그 거점에서 필요로 하는 공컨테이너의 수요에 따른 재배치 연구가 필요하나 이와 같은 연구는 많이 이루어지지는 않았다. 이 논문에서는 컨테이너 터미널과 ICD, ODCY와 같은 거점에서 필요로 하는 공컨테이너의 수요량에 따른 합리적인 재배치 모형을 수립하고 분석하도록 한다. 또한 과거와 동일하게 시행되고 있는 현재의 재배치 방식을 개선하여 비용 절감 효과를 높이는데 도움이 되도록 한다.

• 한국항해항만학회지
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.207-216
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• 2018

컨테이너 터미널에서 한정된 공간에서 공 컨테이너를 선사별, 컨테이너 종류별로 구분하지 않고 혼적하여 보관하면 장치공간은 효율적으로 활용할 수 있지만 재취급이 증가하는 문제가 발생한다. 본 연구에서는 여러 가지 보관 전략에 따른 장치장에 공 컨테이너가 섞여 있는 상태와 반출 작업에 사용하는 야드 장비에 따라 재취급의 기대 횟수를 추정하는 수식을 유도하고 수치실험을 통하여 비교하였다. 인출비율과 수리비율 변화에 따른 기대 재취급 횟수 변화도 분석하였다. 그리고 장치 규모 변화에 따른 기대 재취급 횟수를 비교하고, 복수 선박의 컨테이너가 혼재된 상태에서 장치비율 및 인출비율 변화에 따른 기대 재취급 횟수를 분석하였다. 공 컨테이너 대상 기대 재취급 횟수를 고려한 효율적인 운영전략에 대한 연구가 필요하다.

• 디지털산업정보학회논문지
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.145-158
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• 2015

Disposable marine product packaging materials such as wooden, Styrofoam, and corrugated cardboard boxes have a very low reuse rate, thus causing the logistics costs to rise and making it difficult to establish a unit load system for marine products. Disposable packing containers to be discarded are accompanied by resource and environmental issues home and abroad. Transportation vehicles for marine products have to return empty without loading different kinds of products after delivery due to the smell and properties of marine products, thus posing as an obstacle to logistics rationalization. In an effort to overcome those limitations, this study examined the stages of transportation including "producer-wholesale market in the producing area-commission merchant-wholesale market in the consumption area-commission merchant-quasi-wholesale market-consumer" and also analyzed the utilization and distribution of disposable packaging materials currently used in the circulation of marine products including wooden, Styrofoam, and corrugated cardboard boxes. Based on the analysis results, the investigator developed a logistics rationalization model capable of promoting semi-permanent reuse and lowering empty vehicle rate on return routes as an alternative to address environmental issues caused by disposable packaging materials, which have been an obstacle to the logistics rationalization of marine products, packaging costs in the process of repeating packing and unpacking at each stage of marine products circulation, and empty vehicle rates on return routes after marine products delivery.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.900-904
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• 2002

The duration of spatial memory in cattle is potentially important for grazing management. The ability of livestock to remember the location of food patches may lead to uneven range use. In this experiment, how long cattle are able to remember food locations was determined. Six steers were used to conduct this study in a pasture with an 8 row by 8 column grid of 64 plastic containers 5 meters apart. Four randomly chosen containers were loaded with feed pellets. All steers were trained to find the loaded locations until a minimum of empty containers were visited. After this initial training, each steer was tested at 5, 10, 20 and 48 days post-training. Total number of visits (TV), number of containers visited (NC), the ratio of loaded containers (LC) to NC were recorded. Once the steers learned the locations of loaded containers NC did not increase with time since last training up to 48 days (p>0.05). Logarithmic transformation of NC (LNC) was 0.70 and 0.80 for the control and 48 day treatments, respectively. Steers were equally efficient in locating containers with feed. The steers also showed that their ability in locating food was much better than expected by chance (Z>1.62). Findings of the present study do not suggest using spatial memory decay as a tool to promote better grazing distribution. Because steers remembered food locations accurately for at least 48 days.

• 한국철도학회논문집
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.833-843
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• 2016

최근 철도 화물 수송은 컨테이너 전세 열차뿐만 아니라 시멘트, 철강 등 일반 화물의 전용열차 수가 증가하고 있고, 이에 따라 영차 수송 계획은 점차 단순해지고 있다. 반면에 공화차 수송의 경우, 수송 계획 최적화 시스템의 부재로, 사령의 경험에 의해 공화차 배분이 이루어지고 있으며, 이의 효율성 여부는 검증된 바 없고, 공화차 배분을 위한 별도의 의사결정지원시스템의 필요성은 여전히 존재한다. 본 연구에서는 연구 문헌상의 공화차 배분 최적화 모형뿐만 아니라 2010년 전후로 개발 되었다가 최근 사용이 중단된 화물수송최적화 시스템(KTOCS)상의 공화차 배분 최적화 모형을 비판적으로 살펴본 후, 수송 문제를 활용한 새로운 공화차 배분 최적화 모형 및 해법을 제시한다. 이 최적화 모형은 기존 모형과 달리, 추가 제약이 있는 수송문제에 포함되는 아크를 동적으로 생성해내는 열생성 기법에 기초하고 있다. 이를 이용한 우리나라 전체 철도 네트워크에 대한 시뮬레이션 결과, 실적 상에 나타난 공화차 km를 상당히 낮출 수 있는 것을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.483-493
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• 2020

Large cylindrical floating-roof tanks, constructed as oil containers, are usually distributed regularly in open area and easily exposed to severe wind loads. However, wind pressures around these grouped squat tanks appear to have not been clearly given in design codes or thoroughly studied in existing researches. This paper conducts a detailed investigation on wind loads on the external wall of a four-tank group in square arrangement. To achieve that, wind tunnel tests are carried out on both empty and full tank groups, considering various wind angles and spacing. Results show that 3 regions in elevation can be identified on the tank shell according to the circumferential wind pressure distribution. The upper 2 regions cover a relatively small portion of the shell where excessive negative pressures are spotted, setting an alarm to the design of the top angle and stiffening rings. By comparing results on grouped tanks to those on an isolated tank, grouping effects concerning wind angle, tank position in group and spacing are discussed. Deviations on pressure distributions that will compromise structural safety are outlined, including the increase of negative pressures, the shift of maximum pressure locations as well as the change of positive pressure range. And, several potentially unfavourable wind pressure distributions are selected for further analyses.