In this paper, we discuss issues concerning the simulation of transportation systems. In particular, we demonstrate a number of implementation tricks that are designed to make the modeling and coding processes more efficient and transparent. We present examples involving the simulation of commercial airline and military sealift operations.

In normal flight operations, crews are faced with a variety of external threats and commit a range of errors that have the potential to impact negatively on the safety of airline operations. The effective management of these threats and errors therefore forms an essential element of enhancing performance and minimizing risk. Recent research has reinforced the need to examine a range of nontechn...

Although, on average, only 2.1% of airline flights are cancelled each year, some of these flight cancellations occur in batches due to events that impact airline network operations such as snow storms, equipment outages, and labor issues. Batch flight cancellations impact a large number of passengers at the same time in the same location and have a negative effect on airline revenue (due to ref...

Abstract This paper proposes and evaluates a new airline disruption management strategy using multi-agent system modelling, simulation, verification. is based on negotiation protocol compared with three strategies established industry practices. The application concerns Airline Operations Control whose core functionality management. To evaluate the strategy, rule-based model of AOC crew process...

With the wide-spread adoption of information technology and the global diffusion of GIS, a large volume of digital spatial data continues to accumulate. In the field of domestic air travel, aggregate data at a fine geographic resolution have become available. For instance, ever since the enactment of the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978, all large certified domestic air carriers conducting sche...