A parameterised model of multimodal freight transportation for maritime services optimisation
by Rosa Rios Prado; Diego Crespo Pereira; David Del Rio Vilas; Nadia Rego Monteil; Alejandro Garcia Del Valle
International Journal of Simulation and Process Modelling (IJSPM), Vol. 9, No. 1/2, 2014

Abstract: Multimodal transport has been promoted by several transport commissions initiatives as an alternative to road transport. A key factor for improving its competitiveness is to provide private and public investors with means of evaluating and selecting the most profitable options. This paper presents a parameterisation schema of a freight transport model for the assessment of a multimodal transport service in terms of its internal rate of return (IRR). Parameterisation enables the application of optimisation algorithms to maximise the profitability. Finally, a case study consisting of the evaluation of a new maritime service for the interregional freight transport in Spain is used to verify the proposed parameterisation.

Online publication date: Sat, 11-Oct-2014

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