dc.contributor.author | Roy, Debjit | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-05-13T09:45:20Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-05-13T09:45:20Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Roy, Debjit, Sebastian, Joseph and Sharma
Dheeraj (2013). Fleet sizing for transporters with seasonal demands. International Journal of Automation and Logistics, Vol.1(1), Pp.105–115 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11718/13542 | |
dc.description.abstract | We develop a quick and approximate way to address the fleet sizing problem for transporters with non-stationary demands and uncertain trip times. Non-stationary demands are modelled using Markov-modulated Poisson process (MMPP) and the variable fleet size is modelled using multi-server queuing construct [MMPP(2)/M/C queue]. The customer service level is expressed by the probability that a customer on arrival waits for availability of trucks. The waiting time probabilities are estimated from the steady-state probabilities, which are obtained from the solution of the continuous-time Markov chain. We demonstrate the fleet-sizing approach for a transporter with two level of demand rates and exponentially distributed truck unavailable times. | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | International Journal of Automation and Logistics, 2013 | en_US |
dc.subject | Keywordstransportation, fleet sizing, Markov-modulated Poisson process, MMPP, non-stationary demand | en_US |
dc.title | Fleet sizing for transporters with seasonal demands | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |