Optimizing LTL terminal performance by simulation

ESM 2012 - 2012 European Simulation and Modelling Conference: Modelling and Simulation 2012

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 386-393

  Clausen, Uwe ^a   Dabidian, Peiman ^a   Diekmann, Daniel ^a   Goedicke, Ina ^a   Kaffka, Jan ^a  

^a TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Logistics; Optimizing operations; Simulation; Transhipment terminal; Transport

Indexed keywords

LOGISTICS; MODAL ANALYSIS; UNLOADING;

LESS-THAN-TRUCKLOAD; OPERATIONAL PROCESS; OPTIMAL POSITIONING; OPTIMIZING OPERATIONS; SIMULATION; SIMULATION-BASED METHOD; TRANSHIPMENT; TRANSPORT;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84894191612     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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