Joint simulation and combinatorial optimization models to evaluate coal port operations

• Grant number: 14/05424-6
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: August 01, 2014
• End date: February 29, 2016
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Production Engineering - Operational Research
• Agreement: Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES)
• Principal Investigator: Anibal Tavares de Azevedo
• Grantee: José Leonardo Takahashi
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Ciências Aplicadas (FCA). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Limeira , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The project has two phases. The first one consists in use commercial packages to simulate the machines operations necessary to transport coal in Tubarão port from Vale. In a second phase, the developed simulation will be integrated with a genetic algorithm which will improve the equipment designation according to some efficiency measures. This project has a strongly connection with the project under development with Vale which number process is: 2010/51274-5. The project objective is the creation of a detailed simulation model for a coal port and integrates it with a genetic algorithm in order to find out the impact of specific equipment operations in the global port efficiency and also account some unexpected events like rain and machine problems. (AU)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

TAKAHASHI, José Leonardo. Integrated optimization of the berth allocation problem and quay crane assignment and scheduling problem using genetic algorithm and deterministic simulation through rules. 2016. Master's Dissertation - Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Faculdade de Ciências Aplicadas Limeira, SP.