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Optimization on the multi-period empty container repositioning problem in regional port cluster based upon inventory control strategies

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Within the area of regional port clusters, this paper establishes a multi-period mixed integer programming model to optimize the empty container repositioning between public hinterlands and ports, comprehensively considering the quantitative and periodic inventory control strategy. At the same time, this paper dynamically and heuristically determines the empty container inventory threshold (D, U) under quantitative strategy and S under periodical strategy at each port within the regional port clusters. On this basis, the empty container repositioning schemes between public hinterlands and ports are optimized by using Markov decision process combined with dynamic programming method. In addition, Liaoning coastal regional port cluster and its northeast hinterland are selected as the objects to solve this model and the results show that the total cost of shipping company can be saved by 14.16% and 11.92%, respectively, by the quantitative and periodical inventory control strategy. Selecting the quantity of public hinterland terminals, the empty container demand of public hinterland terminals and ports, the inventory threshold of empty containers and other factors, this paper carries on the sensitivity analysis. This paper validates inventory control strategy can weaken the shipping company in the influence of the external environment changes. And the quantitative inventory control strategy can reduce the total cost value to a greater extent and more effective in cost control than periodical strategy.

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Funding

This study is partially supported by Belt and Road Program of China Association for Science and Technology (2020ZZGJB072032), National Natural Science Foundation of China (71702019), Joint Program of Liaoning Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (2020HYLH49), Leading Talents Support Program of Dalian Municipal Government (2018-573) and Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (3132019301).

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    Jiaxin Cai, Yubo Li, Yandong Yin, Xiaohan Wang & Zhihong Jin

  2. CINEC, Fac Management Humanities and Social Sci, Maritime Campus, IT Pk, Millennium Dr, Malabe, Sri Lanka

    Edirisinghe Lalith

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection and analysis were performed by JC, YL and YY. The first draft of the manuscript was written by JC, writing review and editing by YL, YY and XW and supervision by ZJ. Edirisinghe Lalith was responsible for the language revision of the full paper. All authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Cai, J., Li, Y., Yin, Y. et al. Optimization on the multi-period empty container repositioning problem in regional port cluster based upon inventory control strategies. Soft Comput 26, 6715–6738 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00500-022-07066-z

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