Empty container stacking operations: Case study of an Empty Container Depot in Valparaiso Chile

This study analyzes the handling operations performance at an Empty Container Depot that serves different shipping lines operating with the port of Valparaíso, Chile. With the aid of a discrete event simulation model built in Simio that interacts with an SQL Server database, we seek to improve container stacking policies and to redesign the depot's layout such that truck turn-around times decrease.