DocumentCode
2517182
Title
Optimization of a barge transportation system for petroleum delivery
Author
Anderson, Nicholas P. ; Evans, Gerald W. ; Biles, William E. ; Whyte, Todd C.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Ind. Eng., Louisville Univ., KY, USA
Volume
2
fYear
2003
fDate
7-10 Dec. 2003
Firstpage
1745
Abstract
We describe a simulation model of a liquid fuel supplier operating on the Ohio River. Each day, orders arrive for six different fuel types at six different locations. The goal of this study was to determine the appropriate number of tow boats required to meet the demand for fuels. The system was analyzed using Arena and OptQuest.
Keywords
boats; demand forecasting; digital simulation; optimisation; petroleum industry; supply chain management; transportation; Arena; Ohio River; OptQuest; barge transportation system; liquid fuel supplier simulation model; optimization; petroleum delivery; tow boat; Boats; Fuels; Industrial engineering; Job shop scheduling; Logic; Petroleum; Product codes; Rivers; Statistics; Transportation;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Simulation Conference, 2003. Proceedings of the 2003 Winter
Print_ISBN
0-7803-8131-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/WSC.2003.1261628
Filename
1261628
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