This article presents a novel simulation tool for the analysis of winter navigation operations in Baltic Sea context Finnish–Swedish Winter Navigation System (FSWNS). The aim is to simulate performance FSWNS under various potential future operating scenarios and thereby support decision making matters affecting operation development FSWNS, instance, terms icebreaking resources ice class regulat...

Background: A site layout plan is one of the important decisions to be made in planning phase each construction project as it can significantly impact on-site transportation, logistics, and safety. This decision could complicated owing uncertainties inherent projects complex relationships between influencing factors variables. Methods: To improve planning, this study aims develop a simulation-b...