Research Article

Optimizing Lock Operations and Ship Arrivals through Multiple Locks on Inland Waterways

Table 3

Comparison of different heuristics on lock-relevant KPIs.

 KPI 1: number of lockagesKPI 2: lockage finish timeKPI 3: lock idle time
Max (%)Min (%)Avg (%)Max (%)Min (%)Avg (%)Max (%)Min (%)Avg (%)

LNS-random100.0071.4290.58100.0071.7391.31100.0025.0077.02
LNS-worst100.0057.1589.14100.0059.4287.39100.0050.0065.95