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Generic simulation for rail-road container terminals

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Thouraya Benna,

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WSC '08: Proceedings of the 40th Conference on Winter Simulation

Pages 2656 - 2660

Published: 07 December 2008 Publication History

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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.

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https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1287/trsc.1120.0415
Barta JRizzoli ASalani MGambardella LRose OUhrmacher A(2012)Statistical modelling of delays in a rail freight transportation networkProceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference10.5555/2429759.2430145(1-12)Online publication date: 9-Dec-2012
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/2429759.2430145

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WSC '08: Proceedings of the 40th Conference on Winter Simulation

December 2008

3189 pages

ISBN:9781424427086

Editors:
Scott Mason
University of Arkansas
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Ray Hill
Air Force Institute of Technology
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Lars Mönch
University of Hagen
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Oliver Rose
University of Dresden
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General Chair:
Thomas Jefferson
Intel Corporation
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Program Chairs:
John W. Fowler
Arizona State University
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Ricki G. Ingalls
Oklahoma State University

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Boysen NFliedner MJaehn FPesch E(2013)A Survey on Container Processing in Railway YardsTransportation Science10.1287/trsc.1120.041547:3(312-329)Online publication date: 1-Aug-2013
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1287/trsc.1120.0415
Barta JRizzoli ASalani MGambardella LRose OUhrmacher A(2012)Statistical modelling of delays in a rail freight transportation networkProceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference10.5555/2429759.2430145(1-12)Online publication date: 9-Dec-2012
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/2429759.2430145

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