Simulation Study of General Cargo Yard Layout

General cargo terminal operation system is a discrete event dynamic system with low operating efficiency. Aiming at solving the problem of low loading efficiency, this paper studied it from the perspective of yard layout. First, the yard’s handling characteristics were analyzed and the status of the yard was summarized. Second, the current situations of terminals in China and abroad were reviewed. Then a simulation model was established using the block-based design method, whose research object is handling time. Lastly, it took an actual port cargo terminal as an example to test the simulation model. Based on the cargo layout and equipment configuration of the port, two kinds of yard layout schemes based on storage strategies were proposed. Analysis results show that allocating storage space can improve operation efficiency and save time.