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DOI: 10.4230/OASIcs.ATMOS.2007.1182

17. A Simulation/Optimization Framework for Locomotive Planning

Authors: Artyom Nahapetyan, Ravindra K. Ahuja, F. Zeynep Sargut, Andy John, and Kamalesh Somani

Published in: OASIcs, Volume 7, 7th Workshop on Algorithmic Approaches for Transportation Modeling, Optimization, and Systems (ATMOS'07) (2007)

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In this paper, we give an overview of the Locomotive Simulater/Optimizer (LSO) decision support system developed by us for railroads. This software is designed to imitate locomotive movement across a rail network, and it simulates all four major components of the system; trains, locomotives, terminals, and shops in an integrated framework. It includes about 20 charts that allow evaluating system performance using standard measures. LSO can be used by locomotive management to per- form "what-if" analysis and evaluate system performance for different input data; it provides a safe environment for experimentation. We have tested the software on real data and output showed that the software closely imitates day-to-day operations. We have also performed differ- ent scenario analysis, and reports illustrate that the software correctly reflects input data changes.

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Artyom Nahapetyan, Ravindra K. Ahuja, F. Zeynep Sargut, Andy John, and Kamalesh Somani. 17. A Simulation/Optimization Framework for Locomotive Planning. In 7th Workshop on Algorithmic Approaches for Transportation Modeling, Optimization, and Systems (ATMOS'07). Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs), Volume 7, pp. 259-276, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2007)

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@InProceedings{nahapetyan_et_al:OASIcs.ATMOS.2007.1182,
  author =	{Nahapetyan, Artyom and Ahuja, Ravindra K. and Sargut, F. Zeynep and John, Andy and Somani, Kamalesh},
  title =	{{17. A Simulation/Optimization Framework for Locomotive Planning}},
  booktitle =	{7th Workshop on Algorithmic Approaches for Transportation Modeling, Optimization, and Systems (ATMOS'07)},
  pages =	{259--276},
  series =	{Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-939897-04-0},
  ISSN =	{2190-6807},
  year =	{2007},
  volume =	{7},
  editor =	{Ahuja, Ravindra K. and Liebchen, Christian and Mesa, Juan A.},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/OASIcs.ATMOS.2007.1182},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-11820},
  doi =		{10.4230/OASIcs.ATMOS.2007.1182},
  annote =	{Keywords: Railroad simulation, locomotive engine planning}
}

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