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Simulation and the Lean Port Environment

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  • Ana C Paixão Casaca

    (Jardins da Parede 4, Rua dos Ciprestes 71, 1°A, Parede 2775-357, Portugal.)

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This paper considers the applicability of simulation tools in the development of lean ports and lean ports networks. To achieve its objective the paper analyses how container terminal operations work, gives an introduction to simulation, and provides an insight how simulation has been used in a port environment. The focus on a container terminal can be explained by the need to optimise resources, by the capability of a terminal to achieve very fast cargo handling rates, and by the simplification of intermodal transfer. The use of simulation tools has been of growing importance in port activities, especially when these are limited by physical constraints. This paper describes port industry operations, simulation, and assessment of the impact of simulation on the development of lean ports and lean ports networks. Maritime Economics & Logistics (2005) 7, 262–280. doi:10.1057/palgrave.mel.9100137

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  • Ana C Paixão Casaca, 2005. "Simulation and the Lean Port Environment," Maritime Economics & Logistics, Palgrave Macmillan;International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME), vol. 7(3), pages 262-280, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:pal:marecl:v:7:y:2005:i:3:p:262-280
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    1. Branislav Dragović & Ernestos Tzannatos & Nam Kuy Park, 2017. "Simulation modelling in ports and container terminals: literature overview and analysis by research field, application area and tool," Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal, Springer, vol. 29(1), pages 4-34, March.
    2. Furkan Oztanriseven & Heather Nachtmann, 2020. "Modeling dynamic behavior of navigable inland waterways," Maritime Economics & Logistics, Palgrave Macmillan;International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME), vol. 22(2), pages 173-195, June.

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