Discrete Time Analysis of Consolidated Transport Processes
Abstract
The objective of this work is to develop models for the analysis of consolidated transport processes. With the discrete time queuing models developed for inventory and vehicle consolidation, in particular milkrun systems, a detailed performance evaluation of different design scenarios can be conducted faster than with simulation. Moreover, it is demonstrated how the models can be connected with each other in form of a network analysis, in order to analyze hub-and-spoke networks.
Keywords
Consolidation; Milkrun Concept; Hub-and-Spoke Network; Queueing Theory; Stochastic; Discrete Time AnalysisISBN
9783866448018Publisher
KIT Scientific PublishingPublisher website
http://www.ksp.kit.edu/Publication date and place
2012Series
Wissenschaftliche Berichte des Institutes für Fördertechnik und Logistiksysteme des Karlsruher Instituts für Technologie,Classification
Mathematics & science