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Title:

SIMULATION MODEL FOR EVALUATING THE PERFORMANCE OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE FLEETS

Accession Number:

00676678

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/03611981

Abstract:

A simulation model for evaluating the performance of an emergency response fleet of an electric utility company is presented. The proposed model considers the spatial, temporal, and severity distribution of calls and has the capability to simulate alternative configurations of service districts and dispatching policies of the emergency response fleet. A nonstationary Poisson process is used to simulate the temporal distribution of service calls, whereas discrete simulation is employed for the spatial and severity distribution of the service calls. A mixed planar and network model is used to calculate the shortest travel time between the service calls and the location of emergency response vehicles. The model is validated on the basis of historical data. It is used to evaluate the relationship between fleet size and total incident service time and to compare alternative configurations of service districts for the same fleet size and dispatching policy.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1452, Travel Forecasting and Supply Models. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved

Monograph Accession #:

01401254

Language:

English

Authors:

Zografos, K G
Douligeris, C
Chaoxi, L

Pagination:

p. 27-34

Publication Date:

1994

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 1452
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

Features:

Figures (7) ; References (18)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Fleet size

Old TRIS Terms:

Subject Areas:

Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Apr 27 1995 12:00AM

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