PORTSIM 5: Modeling from a seaport level

PORTSIM 5: Modeling from a seaport level

This paper describes PORTSIM 5, a discrete-event seaport simulation model. Specifically, we discuss the developmental efforts and existing system limitations that have led up to the current efforts being undertaken by the Military Traffic Management Command Transportation Engineering Agency and Argo...

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Published in:Mathematical and computer modelling Vol. 39; no. 6; pp. 715 - 731
Main Authors: Howard, D.L, Bragen, M.J, Burke, J.F, Love, R.J
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Elsevier Ltd 01-03-2004
Subjects:
ALLOCATIONS
ANL
COMPETITION
COMPUTER CODES
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
HARBORS
Infrastructure
INTERFACES
Logistics
MANAGEMENT
MARITIME TRANSPORT
MATHEMATICAL METHODS AND COMPUTING
Military
MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
Mobility
Modeling
NATIONAL DEFENSE
OPERATION
Port
PRODUCTION
RESOURCES
Seaport
SEAS
Simulation
Transportation
Simulation
Transportation
Port
Mobility
Infrastructure
Seaport
Modeling
Logistics
Military
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Summary:This paper describes PORTSIM 5, a discrete-event seaport simulation model. Specifically, we discuss the developmental efforts and existing system limitations that have led up to the current efforts being undertaken by the Military Traffic Management Command Transportation Engineering Agency and Argonne National Laboratory. PORTSIM 5 builds on the knowledge and expertise gained from two preceding port simulation models, PORTSIM 4.3 and CPORTS 1.4, and incorporates a set of rules and conventions to address the issue of resource competition. We will provide a brief description of the preceding models and illustrate their individual shortcomings. The paper will go on to describe PORTSIM 5 and the three main areas it models, port areas of operation, port processes, and port resources. Port resource allocation methods will also be addressed. In PORTSIM 5, the graphical user interface (GUI) has been decoupled from the simulation. Here we provide a short section on the GUI and illustrate with sample screens and output. Finally, future enhancements are suggested.
Bibliography:DE-AC02-06CH11357
ANL/DIS/JA-46361
USDOD
ISSN:0895-7177
1872-9479
DOI:10.1016/S0895-7177(04)90550-X