Research on the implementation of priority systems for containers is summarized. The results correspond to the areas of information technology and performance analysis. The analysis of information technology comprises several parts. First, idealized import and export processes are characterized in terms of activity networks. Then these characterizations are used to estimate the effect that implementing priority systems has on the information flow and to identify the desirable characteristics of the corresponding information system. Performance analysis focused on a selected group of possible priority systems that differ in the extent to which service differentiation by priority is implemented. The systems analyzed are ( a) base case (i.e., no service differentiation); ( b) “hot hatch” programs; ( c) service differentiation at the storage yard; ( d) service differentiation at the yard gate; and ( e) combinations of systems b, c, and d. The analysis was conducted by a simulation system specially designed to simulate priority systems. The performance of these systems was assessed for different combinations of the relevant experimental factors, namely, operational scheme, proportion of high priority containers, and number of incoming containers. By using the resulting performance measures, the impacts on the different segments of users were assessed for each of the systems. Finally, the policy implications were analyzed and conclusions drawn.
Implementation of Priority Systems for Containers at Marine Intermodal Terminals
Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board
Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board ; 1602 , 1 ; 57-64
1997-01-01
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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