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F. Schulte

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Container terminals are vital hubs in global trade, facilitating the seamless transfer of goods between maritime and inland transportation networks. Truck turnaround time serves as a critical performance metric for container terminals, provides direct feedback on port congestion ...
The current operational processes in an airport handling system (BHS) are not suitable for the implementation robots for the loading of baggage. This study aims to contribute to the implementation of new operational strategies, named batch-based pull approach, in a BHS to create ...
Efficient Port Operations are essential for minimiming delays and ensuring the safe
movement of vessels. Tugboats play a critical role in assisting ships during berthing,
unberthing, and navigating port waters. This thesis uses DRL4Route, a deep reinforcement learning (DR ...
Seaports are critical to the global supply chain, and as maritime trade grows with globalization, inefficiencies in port call processes and ship waiting times are increasing. This research develops a framework for Port Call Optimization (PCO) models to support collaboration and d ...
This paper investigates the optimisation of Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (AS/RS) in warehousing by minimising performance losses during partial downtime. Given the increasing automation in logistics, AS/RS systems play a pivotal role, yet the operation of those systems ...
Efficient production capacity planning is essential for industries facing uncertain demand, such as semiconductor manufacturing. This thesis explores machine learning models to improve demand forecasting and optimize production capacity, focusing on the ASML Field Service Hub. Mo ...
Due to the increasing trade of bulk cargo and the growing attention to efficiency in all steps of a supply chain that continuously becomes more complex, a thorough understanding of dry bulk terminal operations is crucial. While research on dry bulk terminal operations exists, it ...
Maritime shipping is essential for global trade, requiring the coordinated efforts of shipping lines, ports, and logistics providers. Early collaborative efforts focused on enhancing competitiveness, but the emphasis has shifted towards achieving environmental sustainability and ...
This paper focuses on the effect of different storage policies on the performance of RoboticMobile Fulfilment Systems (RMFSs). The research is conducted under the instructions of the Technical University of Delft and CEVA Logistics the Hague. The aim of the research is to develop ...

Peak Shaving the Electrical Power Demand of Ship-to-shore Cranes

Developing operational policies to maintain productivity under increasingly restrictive peak power limitations

Electrification of numerous end-users is a worldwide trend to address climate change, according to the International Energy Agency. This trend has also reached container terminal operators. Currently most of the ship-to-shore cranes employed are electrified, leading to an increas ...

Demand response in a container terminal

A stochastic optimization of the operational planning considering energy consumption

Seaport operators are becoming more environmentally conscious and are looking to electrify their terminals to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. This leads to higher energy-related costs and more congestion on the electricity grid. This thesis investigates the potential of de ...
Fully autonomous bin handling systems are relatively new and examples of existing systems are hard to find. This makes designing such a system more difficult. The goal of this research is to provide insight in the effects of different design strategies of autonomous bin handling ...
The increase in online retail demand has stimulated automation in order picking systems, leading to new challenges and opportunities in task assignment and scheduling. In partially automated order picking systems, such challenges and opportunities exist regarding human factors im ...
Inland waterway shipping, marked by its unpredictable and variable nature, plays a crucial role in transportation. This research's objective is to address these inconsistencies by constructing a robust scheduling model tailored to waterway systems' specific needs and challenges. ...

Pre-Conditions for collaborative Port Call Optimization

An Empirical Study and Conceptual Model

Collaborative Port Call Optimization (PCO) is a key strategy to improve port efficiency. This study aims to bridge existing research gaps by providing a holistic understanding of collaborative PCO adoption, emphasizing the complexities of multi-organization collaboration and the ...
The Automatic Identification System (AIS) is used in the maritime domain to improve sea traffic safety by requiring vessels to broadcast real-time information such as identity, speed, location, and course. As it allows global monitoring of almost any larger vessel and has the pot ...

Collaborative gym

A simulation benchmark for multi-robotic tasks

The design of multi-robot systems has gained increasing attention in recent years. The field of cooperative Multi-Agent Robot Systems (MARS) has shown the potential to provide reliable and cost-effective solutions to a wide range of automated applications. Communication and coord ...
Digital Twins are a key component of Industry 4.0. They are a digital representation of a real-world entity containing both the structure and the dynamics of its real-world counterpart. The use of Digital Twins appears to offer a powerful an compelling application for production ...
Vehicle routing problems have been studied for more than 50 years, and their in- terest has never been higher. It is partly due to their significant economic impact. Decreasing the traveling time, certainly for big organizations, can save costs in the range of millions of dollars ...
The COVID-19 pandemic poses an unprecedented challenge for the public transport system. The capacity of the transport system has been significantly reduced due to the imposition of social distancing measures to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. People remain skeptical about t ...