FREIGHT NETWORK EQUILIBRIUM MODEL REVISITED: THE FREIGHT NETWORK MODELING SYSTEM
The Freight Network Equilibrium Model (FNEM) was developed to study potential coal transportation impacts that could result from widespread conversion of boilers to use coal for fuel, as mandated under the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978. Continued improvement of FNEM and creation of auxiliary software and data during applications of the model in various transportation analyses led to te development of the Freight Network Modeling System, a general and flexible modeling system designed to have wide applicability to a variety of freight transportation analyses. It consists of compatible network data bases, data management software, models of freight transportation, report generators, and graphics output. The network data include US rail, water, highway, and pipeline systems. Data management software automates the task of setting up a study network of appropriate detail in appropriate regions of the country. The major analytical tools in the system are FNEM and Shortest Path Analysis and Display (SPAD); FNEM is predictive and simulates decisions of both shippers and carriers, taking into account the competition for transportation facilities; SPAD is a simpler model thaa optimizes routings of single shipments. Output for both FNEM and SPAD includes detailed routings, cost and delay estimates for all shipments, and data on total traffic levels. SPAD can be used interactively with routes displayed graphically.
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Supplemental Notes:
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Corporate Authors:
Argonne National Laboratory
9700 South Cass Avenue
Argonne, IL United States 60439 -
Authors:
- Tobin, R L
- Publication Date: 1984
Media Info
- Pagination: 22 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Computer graphics; Databases; Equilibrium (Mechanics); Freight transportation; Networks; Simulation; Software
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Freight Transportation; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Society; I10: Economics and Administration;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00394893
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: CONF-8410102-1
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jan 31 1986 12:00AM