by Karen | May 1, 2008 | Center & Office Research, Dr. Gregory A. Harris, P.E., Dr. Michael D. Anderson, P.E., Freight, Logistics, & Transportation, Presentation
Freight analysis and planning has lagged behind traditional transportation planning and is often neglected in models following the four-step process. National projections are that freight shipments will double in the next decade. In Alabama, manufacturing growth and... by Karen | May 1, 2008 | Center & Office Research, Dr. Gregory A. Harris, P.E., Dr. Michael D. Anderson, P.E., Dr. Niles Schoening, Freight, Logistics, & Transportation, Presentation
Transport professionals at the local level often have difficulty incorporating freight into transport models and plans because freight data is proprietary at local levels requiring extensive aggregation to national levels before being released to the public. ... 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 | Dec 1, 2007 | Center & Office Research, Dr. Bernard Schroer, Dr. Gregory A. Harris, P.E., Freight, Logistics, & Transportation, Lauren Jennings Neppel, METRANS National Urban Freight Conference, Presentation, Presented, Prof Dietmar Moeller
This paper presents the use of simulation in evaluating the operations of the Mobile Container Terminal at Choctaw Point that is under construction at the Alabama State Docks in Mobile, Alabama. The purpose of the project is to establish a working model of the... by Karen | Dec 1, 2007 | Center & Office Research, Dr. Bernard Schroer, Dr. Gregory A. Harris, P.E., Dr. Michael D. Anderson, P.E., Dr. Niles Schoening, Dr. Phillip A. Farrington, Dr. William Killingsworth, Freight, Logistics, & Transportation, Jeff Thompson, Karen E. Yarbrough, Lauren Jennings Neppel, Report
2007 DOT – Tools for Solutions – Final...