MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR THE INLAND RIVER PORT SYSTEM, IBM PC (PORT DELAY) (FOR MICROCOMPUTERS)

The Port Delay module is designed to give an analyst an opporunity to study and modify cargo load-unload and berthing strategies. It consists of a set of simple equations which study the unloading and loading of a particular commodity, berthed in a particular fashion, with a given load-unload rate based on the transfer equipment used. . .Software Description: The software is written in the BASIC programming language for the IBM PC XT or greater microcomputer. It requires a DOS 3.2 or greater operating system and also requires 256K bytes of memory.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • 1 diskette; also available in set of 7 diskettes CP D99, PB88-178330. The software is contained on 5 1/4-inch diskette, double sided, double density compatible with the IBM PC microcomputer. Diskettes are in the ASCII format. Price includes documentation, PB88-178306, PB88-178314, and PB88-178413.
• Corporate Authors:

  Maritime Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Korink, R L
• Publication Date: 1987

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Inland waterways; Loading and unloading; Management information systems; Ports; Software; Traffic delays
• Uncontrolled Terms: Unloading
• Subject Areas: Highways; Marine Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00477141
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT/SW/DK-88/021
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Nov 30 1988 12:00AM