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Title: |
A Flexible Approach For The Design Of A Multimodal Terminal Simulation
Model |
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Authors: |
Alicia García, Isabel García |
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(2009).ECMS
2009 Proceedings edited by J. Otamendi, A. Bargiela, J. L. Montes, L. M. Doncel
Pedrera. European Council for Modeling and
Simulation. doi:10.7148/2009 ISBN: 978-0-9553018-8-9 23rd
European Conference on Modelling and Simulation, Madrid, June
9-12, 2009 |
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Citation
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Garcia, A., & Garcia, I.
(2009). A Flexible Approach For The Design Of A Multimodal Terminal
Simulation Model. ECMS 2009 Proceedings edited by J. Otamendi,
A. Bargiela, J. L. Montes, L. M. Doncel Pedrera (pp.
281-287). European Council for Modeling and Simulation. doi:10.7148/2009-0281-0287 |
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DOI: |
http://dx.doi.org/10.7148/2009-0281-0287 |
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Abstract: |
We present a decision support tool
for the analysis and redesign of railroad intermodal terminals. It is a
simulation-based platform which provides indicators
of service level, resource use and productivity linked to the terminal
operations and infrastructures. The platform is composed of two basic
elements: a simulation model implemented in a commercial simulator, Witness®,
and a configuration interface implemented in MS Excel®. The combination of
these components has facilitated building a very flexible and easy-to-use
platform so that a user without any knowledge of the simulation software will
be able to implement a simulation model of the terminal, by only filling in
the required data through an MS Excel file. As the design of the platform has
focused on flexibility, a wide range of terminals can be implemented, in
terms of infrastructures, handling material, lay out and train and demand
patterns. We also present a case study to demonstrate the use of the
platform. |
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