Simulation of fruit pallet movement in the port of Durban : a case study
Date
2005
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Operations Research Society of South Africa
Abstract
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This paper gives an overview of a discrete-event simulation study that was performed on
pallet movement at Fresh Produce Terminals in the port of Durban, South Africa. The
study formed part of an extended study of the logistics infrastructure of the South African
fresh fruit industry and its export supply chain. The focus in this paper is on pallet movement
in the terminal and its requirement on the storage capacity of the cold store facility. Specifics
pertaining to input data analysis are provided, as well as a discussion of simulation model
validation and output data analysis.
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CITATION: Bekker, J. , Mostert, M. & Van Dyk, F. E. 2005. Simulation of fruit pallet movement in the port of Durban : a case study. ORiON, 21(1):63-75, doi:10.5784/20-1-7.
The original publication is available at http://orion.journals.ac.za
The original publication is available at http://orion.journals.ac.za
Keywords
Fruit -- Handling, Discrete-time systems, Pallets (Shipping, storage, etc.)
Citation
Bekker, J. , Mostert, M. & Van Dyk, F. E. 2005. Simulation of fruit pallet movement in the port of Durban : a case study. ORiON, 21(1):63-75, doi:10.5784/20-1-7