Container Security Inspection: Simulation to Evaluate Various Container Sampling Plans on Port Operations

This paper presents a simulation model to determine the impact of various container inspection sampling plans on the operation of a seaport container terminal. Of special interest is the turn around times for ships, trains and trucks. Included in this paper are the...

Conceptual Framework for Simulating Seaport Terminals

This paper presents a conceptual framework for the development of seaport simulation models. The framework has been successfully used to model a bulk coal handling terminal, a seaport container terminal and an airport intermodal center. Included in this paper are a...

Bottleneck Analysis of Multimodal Transportation

This paper presents an analysis to determine the impact of bottlenecks on multimodal transportation chains. A bottleneck-analysis in general is a process related approach to identify shortages. In relation to transportation it is concerned with analysis of resource...

A Demand Model for Intermodal Travel in the State of Alabama

This research features the development of a transportation model that accurately shows the current state of Alabama’s infrastructure and allows for predictive analysis of the impact that relocating or developing industries would have on the local areas. A survey was...

Container Terminal Simulation

This paper presents a simulation model representation of the Mobile Container Terminal that is under construction at the Alabama State Docks in Mobile, Alabama. Included in this paper are a description of the container terminal, the conceptual framework of the model...

Coal Terminal Simulation

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...