Reducing Detentions Cost In Container Yard Using Discrete Event Simulation: Indonesian Port Case

Container yard (CY) facilities are essential for storing raw materials/components to be produced or finished products to be shipped to consumers. In the automotive industry, container yard facilities are also used to store various components imported from abroad. The existing problems, especially in the Indonesian case as the problem formulation of this research, are relatively complex processes and activities carried out in logistics management, the optimal facility requirements are not yet known, and there is uncertainty in the arrival and demand of production so that the detention cost is relatively high and the efficiency in some logistics processes is also not optimal in the case study encountered. Therefore, this research aims to create a simulation model to reduce detention costs and improve the efficiency of logistics processes such as detention costs, number of containers, waiting time containers, and others. This research determined which scenario is the best compared to the existing options and provided practical implications and recommendations for improvement, ensuring that the company management can directly benefit from our findings.