A simulation-based software system for evaluating Hub-and-Spoke transportation networks

Simulation Practice and Theory

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 327-346

  Taha, Tarek T ^a   Taylor, G Don ^a   Taha, Hamdy A ^a  

^a 3202 Bell Engineering Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Hub and spoke networks; Knowledge based simulation; Simulation modelling; Transportation systems

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION LANGUAGES; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; SIMULATORS; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

HUB AND SPOKE TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS; HUBNET SIMULATOR; KNOWLEDGE BASED SIMULATION; MATERIAL FLOW PROBLEMS; SIMNET II LANGUAGE; SIMULATION CODING; TRUCKLOAD TRUCKING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 0029770592     PISSN: 09284869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0928-4869(95)00016-X     Document Type: Article

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