Microsimulation Model for Modeling Freight Agents Interactions in Urban Freight Movement

This paper proposed a micro-simulation model for urban freight movement, in which the behavior of freight agents and their interaction in supply chains are incorporated. The proposed model is a modification of the traditional four-step approach in that it considers the behavior of each freight agent individually. This paper covers three of the four steps of the traditional approach, including commodity production and consumption, commodity distribution, and conversion of commodity flows to truck flows. The results from the model will be truck OD matrices and the approximated VKT of trucks by each truck type. The proposed model utilizes the concepts on logistics and operation research to explain the behavior of each freight agent while dealing with freight movement. This paper will discuss the issues on the model framework, model formulations, and validation results of the model applying to analyze the urban freight movement in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area.

• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Research Board

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• Authors:
  • Wisetjindawat, Wisinee
  • Sano, Kazushi
  • Matsumoto, Shoji
  • Raothanachonkun, Pairoj
• Conference:
  • Transportation Research Board 86th Annual Meeting
  • Location: Washington DC, United States
  • Date: 2007-1-21 to 2007-1-25
• Date: 2007

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: CD-ROM
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 21p
• Monograph Title: TRB 86th Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers CD-ROM

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commodities; Commodity flow; Freight traffic; Microsimulation; Origin and destination; Physical distribution; Production; Trucking; Trucks; Urban areas; Urban goods movement; Utilization; Vehicle miles of travel
• Uncontrolled Terms: Truck flow
• Geographic Terms: Tokyo (Japan)
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Motor Carriers; Research; Society; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01052296
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 07-2224
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jul 2 2007 7:32AM