Journal of transport economics and policy · 1968 · 18 citations · 3 references
ManagementMarine EngineeringShip ControlShip ManeuveringTransportDelay AnalysisFloat AnalysisMaritime TransportMaritime TransportationWaiting Time AnalysisCommunication DelaysTime Delay EstimationTowage OperationsWater Transport Mechanisms
Calculations are given for delays due to lock service, to making and breaking tows, and to other causes. Prediction of delays is useful in determining whether a lock should be expanded as well as in estimating the cost of moving cargo.
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Queues, Inventories and Maintenance.
F. G. Foster, PAIGE MORSE · Economica · 1960 · 386 citations
Sequential Arrays of Waiting Lines
Gordon Hunt · Operations Research · 1956 · 282 citations