Title :
Generic simulation for rail-road container terminals
Author :
Benna, Thouraya ; Gronalt, Manfred
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Production & Logistics, Univ. of Natural Resources & Appl. Life Sci., Vienna, Austria
Abstract :
Hinterland terminals enable the transshipment of containers between various modes of transport and play a significant role in intermodal freight transportation. In this paper we present a simulation-based tool, that can be used to plan and design a rail-road container terminal, by simulating different terminal configuration in advance and accessing performance and utilization limits of the planned terminal.
Keywords :
containerisation; freight containers; goods distribution; logistics; railways; simulation; transportation; goods distribution; hinterland container terminal; intermodal freight transportation; logistics; rail-road container terminal; simulation; Capacity planning; Containers; Logistics; Marine vehicles; Optimization methods; Production; Rail transportation; Roads; Routing; Throughput;
Conference_Titel :
Simulation Conference, 2008. WSC 2008. Winter
Conference_Location :
Austin, TX
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2707-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2708-6
DOI :
10.1109/WSC.2008.4736381
