Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/BJzUUY7 On Combinatorial Optimization and Mechanism Design Problems Arising at Container Ports By: Sebastian Meiswinkel Publisher: Springer Gabler Print ISBN: 9783658223618, 3658223618 eText ISBN: 9783658223625, 3658223626 Copyright year: 2018 Format: PDF Available from $ 84.99 USD SKU 9783658223625 Sebastian Meiswinkel studies optimization problems that arise at container ports from a classic optimization as well as from a mechanism design point of view. The first part of this dissertation is focused on scheduling problems with selfish job owners that have private information about their characteristics. Afterwards the transportations of containers between the quay and a storage area is considered. Variants of this problem are analyzed for utilization of reach stackers and straddle carriers.