OPTIMAL DESIGN OF INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES: SIMULATION AS A TOOL TO MODEL INTERMODAL CONTAINER MOVEMENTS
The "container revolution" of the last forty years has altered the manner in which transportation modes interact. Containerized freight continues to increase with ever larger ships, double stack train service, and trucking companies dedicated to intermodal container movements. The goal of "seamless" interaction between modes is based on a desire to reduce container dwell times at facilities and thus improve productivity and profitability. Consequently, the design of intermodal container terminals, the selection of appropriate lift equipment, and manpower allocation is of paramount importance to facility productivity. Tools for facility design undergo continual improvement. The current research is dedicated to developing a general simulation model of ship-to-rail intermodal container movements with the goal of providing analytical support to operations and facility design personnel.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Supported by a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program.
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Corporate Authors:
University of Texas, Austin
Center for Transportation Research, 3208 Red River Street
Austin, TX United States 78705Southwest Region University Transportation Center
Texas A&M University
3135 TAMU
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Authors:
- Roop, S S
- Koster, P
- Publication Date: 1998-8
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Figures; Tables;
- Pagination: 52 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Container terminals; Containers; Facilities; Intermodal transportation; Lifting equipment; Simulation
- Old TRIS Terms: Intermodal containers; Intermodal operations
- Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00756483
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: SWUTC/98/472840-00009-1
- Files: UTC, NTL, TRIS
- Created Date: Nov 9 2001 12:00AM