Timber terminal capacity planning through queuing theory

• Main Author: Munisamy, S.
• Format: Article
• Published: Palgrave Macmillan Ltd 2010
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/14169/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

This article develops a port planning and operations model for capacity planning at a timber terminal. The analytical model underlying the system is the closed queuing network model. The model evaluates the efficiency of the timber terminal in relation to the cargo handling system and its impact on...