by Karen | Mar 10, 2009 | Anthony Holden, ATN Research, Freight, Logistics, & Transportation, Lauren Jennings Neppel, Michael Spayd, Nicholas Loyd, Presented, Publication, Report, Supply Chain Management, Transportation Research Board Annual Conference
This paper discusses the implementation of Lean Enterprise management, principles, and tools in seaport operations. The paper begins by providing an overview of the necessary management training, strategy, and structure necessary for a successful lean implementation.... by Karen | May 1, 2008 | Anthony Holden, Center & Office Research, Dr. Bernard Schroer, Dr. Gregory A. Harris, P.E., Freight, Logistics, & Transportation, Presentation, Prof Dietmar Moeller
The Alabama State Port Authority wants to increase the volume of coal moving through the McDuffie Island Coal Terminal. A perceived barrier to an increase in capcity is the number of tugboats for moving barges throughout the terminal. This paper presents a simulation... by Karen | Jan 1, 2008 | Anthony Holden, Center & Office Research, Dr. Bernard Schroer, Dr. Gregory A. Harris, P.E., Freight, Logistics, & Transportation, Presentation, Presented, Prof Dietmar Moeller, Publication, Transportation Research Board Annual Conference
The use of simulation in evaluating the impact of productivity improvement activities at the McDuffie Coal Terminal located at the Alabama State Docks in Mobile, Alabama, is discussed. Simulations are being employed for port and terminal operations at an increasing... by Karen | Oct 1, 2007 | Anthony Holden, Center & Office Research, Dr. Bernard Schroer, Dr. Gregory A. Harris, P.E., Freight, Logistics, & Transportation, Huntsville Simulation Conference (AL), Presentation, Presented, Prof Dietmar Moeller
This paper presents a simulation model representation of the McDuffie coal terminal at the Alabama State Docks in Mobile, Alabama. Included in this paper are a description of the coal terminal, the conceptual framework of the model and an analysis of the simulation... by Karen | Dec 1, 2005 | Anthony Holden, Center & Office Research, Dr. Maruf Rahman, Dr. Michael D. Anderson, P.E., Dr. Niles Schoening, Dr. William Killingsworth, Freight, Logistics, & Transportation, Jeff Siniard, Jeff Thompson, Lauren Jennings Neppel, Publication, Rajeev Seetharam, Report
2005 DOT – Meeting the Needs for Economic Growth – Final Report Research conducted under Transportation Infrastructure In Alabama: Meeting The Needs For Economic Growth was based on the interaction between economic activity, infrastructure, population,...