Intelligent Delivery Time of Foldable Containers for Chemical Plants

Are foldable containers effective in repositioning empty containers?

Foldable containers are considered an effective solution to deal with the endemic imbalance in the repositioning of empty containers. Several foldable containers were commercialized without clear breakthrough in the market and most current researches are still limited to small pilot projects.

What are the conditions for the success of foldable containers?

Konings and Thijs summarized clearly the conditions for the success of foldable containers in the market: (1) low costs for folding and unfolding the containers; (2) low manufacturing costs; (3) compatibility with existing equipment for intermodal transport; and (4) structural robustness.

Can a 5-tier stacking foldable container be economically produced?

This paper presents the design of a new 5-tier stacking foldable container with convenient folding and unfolding process and that can be produced economically compared to previous products. The selected size of the container is the standard 40-ft high cube because it represents about 70% of the maritime container fleet transiting Korean ports.

How does delivery time affect in-plant logistics resources?

We consider the impacts of the delivery time by varying the delivery time from the warehouse to workstation 1 and to workstation 2. In fact, the average length of material delivery time per task is a decisive factor in determining the relative abundance of in-plant logistics resources, such as AGVs.