PORTSIM: An object-oriented port simulation
- Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
- Military Traffic Management Command, Newport News, VA (United States)
The development of an object-oriented port simulation (PORTSIM) that addresses military mobility issues will be described, with a brief description of the tool selection process. This system provides users with (1) a graphical user interface, (2) the ability to simulate military units through a specified port, with each individual cargo item (i.e. piece of equipment) represented, (3) utilization statistics for all port resources e.g. gates, staging areas, berths, inspectors, and material handling equipments, (4) utilization statistics for ships that arrive at the port, and (5) a graphical dynamic animation that allows for identification of bottlenecks and facilitates the playing of what-if scenarios to maximize throughput. Cargo is simulated from the time it arrives at a gate or end ramp to the time it is loaded onto a ship. Animation is directly integrated with the simulation to allow for modifications to the scenario while the simulation is running and to have the new parameters used from that point forward in time. The simulation is flexible and allows for multiple cargo types (breakbulk, container, and roll-on/roll-off) and multiple ship types.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- Department of Defense, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 95513
- Report Number(s):
- ANL/DIS/CP--86075; CONF-9507142--1; ON: DE95014069
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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