Integrating ICT into Logistics Intermodal Systems: A petri net model of the Trieste port

Author

Danielis, Romeo ; Dotoli, Mariagrazia ; Fanti, Maria P. ; Mangini, Agostino M. ; Pesenti, Raffaele ; Stecco, Gabriella ; Ukovich, Walter

Author_Institution

Dept. of Econ. & Stat., Univ. of Trieste, Trieste, Italy

fYear

2009

fDate

23-26 Aug. 2009

Firstpage

4769

Lastpage

4774

Abstract

The paper focuses on the issue of the modeling and management of Logistics Intermodal Systems (LIS) integrated by ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) tools. To this aim, we consider as a case study the port of Trieste (Italy) and we model the system in a Petri net framework. The port logistics and the truck traffic are described in different operative conditions characterized by different levels of ICT integration and information sharing between infrastructures and operators. Moreover, the system is simulated in the Matlab environment under different traffic scenarios and system capacity assumptions. The simulation results show that ICT have a huge potential for efficient real time management and operation of LIS.

Keywords

Petri nets; logistics; production engineering computing; real-time systems; ICT integration; Information and Communication Technologies tools; LIS; Logistics Intermodal Systems; Matlab environment; Petri net model; Trieste port; information sharing; operative conditions; port logistics; real time management; system capacity assumptions; truck traffic; Decision support systems; Europe; Logistics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Control Conference (ECC), 2009 European

Conference_Location

Budapest

Print_ISBN

978-3-9524173-9-3

Type

conf

Filename

7075154