DCT container terminal

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DCT container terminal http//www.youtube.com/watc
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Container Terminal The Dutch Container Terminal
(DCT) is situated in a port. Ships dock at the
terminal, loading and unloading containers. The
containers are temporarily stored in areas at the
DCT premises and moved to and from the shippers
by trucks. Any truck visiting DCT wishes either
to fetch some container (an empty container or a
specific filled container), to bring a container
(empty or filled), or both. The numbers of B and
F trucks are equal in the long run, but F trucks
occur more frequently in the morning and B trucks
in the afternoon.
truck direction
storage areas
keeper
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Containers are moved off and on trucks by a
crane. Before, the driver presents his papers to
the keeper for checking and calculating commands
for the crane. When a truck arrives, it first
queues at the keepers desk. If the papers are
approved, the truck queues for the crane. If not,
the truck is set aside and the driver may try to
set the papers right through telephone and fax.
If this succeeds, the crane queue is entered and
otherwise the truck returns without being
serviced. Trucks in the crane queue wait their
turn then the container either is taken from a B
truck and moved to a storage area or fetched from
the storage area and put on an F truck or the
container is taken from a BF truck and stored,
after which a stored container is put on it.
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Business is increasing. As a consequence, during
busy hours, long truck queues may appear. DCT is
prepared to invest money to improve matters. A
consultancy team of which you are a member is
hired to make suggestions for improvement. Is
simulation an option?
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Classwork
Classwork Study DCT case. Prepare (in groups) a
list of questions pertaining to the case, discuss
with stakeholder(s) obtain and document answers