Analysis of urban freight by rail using event based simulation

Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory

Volumn 25, Issue , 2012, Pages 73-89

  Motraghi, Adam ^a   Marinov, Marin Varbanov ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

City logistics; Event based simulation; Metro; Rail; Systems performance; Urban freight

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION; RAILS;

CITY LOGISTICS; EVENT BASED SIMULATION; METRO; SYSTEMS PERFORMANCE; URBAN FREIGHT;

URBAN TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 84860580539     PISSN: 1569190X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.simpat.2012.02.009     Document Type: Article

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