The impact of ICT on intermodal transportation systems: A modelling approach by Petri nets

Control Engineering Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 893-903

  Dotoli, Mariagrazia ^a   Fanti, Maria P ^a   Mangini, Agostino M ^a   Stecco, Gabriella ^b   Ukovich, Walter ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Discrete event systems; Information technology; Petri nets; Simulation; Transportation

Indexed keywords

DISCRETE EVENT SYSTEMS; NEW INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; OPERATIONAL LEVEL; REAL-TIME MANAGEMENT; TIMED PETRI NET; TRIESTE;

DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION; GRAPH THEORY; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PETRI NETS;

INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 77955096154     PISSN: 09670661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conengprac.2010.03.013     Document Type: Article

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