کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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480258 | 1446067 | 2012 | 10 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
The supply vessel planning problem is a maritime transportation problem faced by amongst others the energy company Statoil. A set of offshore installations requires supplies from an onshore supply depot on a regular basis, a service performed by a fleet of offshore supply vessels. The problem consists of determining the optimal fleet composition of offshore supply vessels and their corresponding weekly voyages and schedules. We present a voyage-based solution method for the supply vessel planning problem. A computational study shows how the solution method can be used to solve real-life problems. Statoil has implemented a planning tool based on the voyage-based solution method and reports significant savings.
► A maritime planning problem arising in the supply service of offshore installations is studied.
► Optimal fleet composition of supply vessels and underlying weekly sailing plan is found.
► A voyage-based solution method can solve real-sized problem instances.
► Planning tool based on the solution method is implemented at Statoil.
► Statoil reports significant savings by using the planning tool.
Journal: European Journal of Operational Research - Volume 223, Issue 2, 1 December 2012, Pages 508–517