Research on Multi-Agent container terminal logistics operation scheduling system based on TOC

It is difficult to optimize or dispatch container terminal logistics operation system because this system is stochastic, dynamic and complex. However, Theory of constraints (TOC) points out that any system has inherent simplicity, so making full use of the inherent simplicity can optimize the whole system. At the same time, Multi-Agent technology is an effective method for dispatching complex system, so corresponding model has been established based on TOC and Multi-Agent. And the functions of each agent are introduced in detail. Furthermore, the communication and coordination mechanism between agents are analyzed, finally the steps and methods are put forward to improve the overall performance of the container terminal logistics operation system.