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Title:

Simulation-Based Optimization of Recovery for Multiterminal Freight Transportation System

Accession Number:

01373427

Record Type:

Component

Abstract:

This paper analyzes the recovery of a multi-terminal freight system from a major disruption. It presents a model developed to optimize the performance of a transportation system dealing with considerable backlogs accumulated during the period of disruption. The fleet sizing and vehicle allocation problem are identified as crucial in the system recovery and a simulation-based model is proposed to optimize them. An analytic queuing network is used to verify the simulation model. A parallel genetic algorithm is developed to efficiently allocate the vehicles on different routes while minimizing the total system cost. The model developed in this paper is general and can be applied to optimize recovery of both intermodal and intra-modal freight transportation networks.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AT015(5) Paper Reviews -- Modeling

Monograph Accession #:

01362476

Report/Paper Numbers:

12-2650

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Markovic, Nikola
Besinovic, Nikola
Schonfeld, Paul

Pagination:

16p

Publication Date:

2012

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 91st Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2012-1-22 to 2012-1-26
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures; References; Tables

Subject Areas:

Data and Information Technology; Freight Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management; I70: Traffic and Transport; I73: Traffic Control

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2012 Paper #12-2650

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Feb 8 2012 5:11PM