Abstract
The problem of dynamic fleet management for truckload carrier fleet operations is introduced, and the principal elements of a simulation framework for the evaluation of dynamic fleet management systems are described. The application of the simulated framework to the investigation of the performance of a family of real-time fleet operational strategies, which include load acceptance, assignment, and reassignment strategies, also is described. The simulation framework described is an example of a first-generation tool for the evaluation of dynamic fleet management systems. Selected experimental results are high-lighted. These are intended to illustrate some of the issues encountered in real-time fleet management and the role of the simulation modeling environment in investigating them.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 176-184 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Transportation Research Record |
Issue number | 1645 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1998 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Civil and Structural Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering