A stochastic beam search for the berth allocation problem
A stochastic beam search for the berth allocation problem
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DOI:
10.1016/j.dss.2006.06.008
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2007
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Fan Wang;A. Lim
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作者:
Fan Wang;A. Lim
In this paper, the optimization of the Berth Allocation Problem (BAP) is transformed into a multiple stage decision making procedure and a new multiple stage search method, namely stochastic beam search algorithm, is proposed to solve it. New techniques such as an improved beam search scheme, a two-phase node goodness estimation, and a stochastic node selection criteria are proposed. Real-life information provided by Singapore Port was collected as our test data. Experimental results show that the proposed stochastic beam search is more accurate and efficient than both the state-of-the-art meta-heuristic and the traditional determinist beam search.