Optimum capacity for intermodal container terminals

Transportation Planning and Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 471-482

  Kozan, Erhan ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Delays; Intermodal container terminal; Rail transportation; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; UNLOADING;

INTERMODAL CONTAINER TERMINAL; OPTIMUM CAPACITY; RAIL TRANSPORTATION; TRAIN DELAYS;

TRAIN FERRIES;

CONTAINER TERMINAL; COST; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; RAILWAY TRANSPORT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; BRISBANE; QUEENSLAND;

ACACIA;

EID: 33845269786     PISSN: 03081060     EISSN: 10290354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03081060601075716     Document Type: Article

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