COMPUTERISED DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR THE OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT OF THE TRANSPORTATION OF SUGAR CANE

The study's objective is to determine the optimal truck fleet to guarantee an uninterrupted supply of sugar cane at the mill. The paper then determines the optimal organization of running the haulage system, particularly to select the optimal dispatching strategy in order to ensure maximal utilization of the available trucks. Discussed is the development of an interactive simulation model to be used in several "what if" scenarios to determine the effects of increasing or decreasing resources, and to give indicators as to what is the optimal fleet size for various conditions.

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• Authors:
  • Raicu, R
  • TAYLOR, MAP
• Conference:
  • Transportation and Traffic Theory in the 21st Century. Proceedings of the 15th International Symposium on Transportation and Traffic Theory
  • Location: University of South Australia in Adelaide, Austral
  • Date: 2002-7-16 to 2002-7-18
• Publication Date: 2002

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 197-218

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Agricultural products; Computer aided design; Decision support systems; Fleet management; Freight service; Integrated systems; Logistics; Trucking
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Motor Carriers; Planning and Forecasting; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00929736
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0080439268
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 2 2002 12:00AM