Security Inspection Protocols: Impact on Container Terminal Throughput Using Simulation
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چکیده
This paper presents a simulation model to determine the impact of various container inspection protocols on the operation of a seaport container terminal. The inspection protocols are A) no inspection, B) container sampling with unloading and inspection coupled and C) inspection after unloading or decoupling inspection from unloading. Any sampling plan using Protocol B had an impact on entity throughput. Decoupling the inspection from unloading in Protocol C did not impact entity throughput. In fact, entity throughput for Protocol C was similar to no container inspection for Protocol A. Included in this paper are the development of the simulation model, the experiment to evaluate the impact of inspection protocols on port operations, an analysis of the simulation results and conclusions.
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