2012
HMS 2012 Proceeding
A parameterized model of multimodal freight transportation for maritime services optimization
Authors: Rosa Rios Prado, Diego Crespo Pereira, Juan Manuel Bastida Sardiņa, David del Rio Vilas, Nadia Rego Monteil
Abstract
Multimodal transport has been promoted by several transport commissions initiatives as an alternative to road transport. A key factor for improving its competi- tiveness is to provide private and public investors with means for evaluating and selecting the best options in terms of profitability. This paper presents a parameteri- zation schema of a freight transport model for the as- sessment of a multimodal transport service in terms of its internal rate of return (IRR). Parameterization ena- bles the application of optimization algorithms for the maximization of profitability. In order to verify the pro- posed parameterization, a case study is presented con- sisting of the evaluation of a new maritime service for the interregional freight transport in Spain.
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