OPERATIONS RESEARCH AS AN AID TO REDUCING WAGON CONNECTION TIMES AT COMPUTER-CONTROLLED MARSHALLING YARDS

In transport undertakings, dispositions hitherto made directly by human agency can be objectified by EDP with the many possibilities of optimizing decision-making. Such decision aids are being developed at present in various sectors. The main instrument of scientific operations control is optimal planning (operations research), i.e., the use of mathematical methods for preparing optimal decisions.

• Corporate Authors:

  Hestra Verlag

  Holzhofallee 33, Postfach 4244
  6100 Darmstadt 1,   Germany 
• Authors:
  • Gobertshahn, R
  • Weigand, W
• Publication Date: 1977-1

Language

• German

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 89-96
• Serial:
  • Eisenbahntechnische Rundschau
  • Volume: 26
  • Issue Number: 1/2
  • Publisher: Hestra Verlag

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cybernetics; Information processing; Mathematical models; Operations research; Yard operations
• Old TRIS Terms: Yard throughput
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Freight Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00156880
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Railways
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 31 1977 12:00AM